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The Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS) is an academic journal (ISSN 2475-9066) with a formal peer review process that is designed to improve the quality of the software submitted. JOSS publishes articles about research software. This definition includes software that: solves complex modeling problems in a scientific context (physics, mathematics, biology, medicine, social science, neuroscience, engineering); supports the functioning of research instruments or the execution of research experiments; extracts knowledge from large data sets; offers a mathematical library; or similar.
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The Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS) operates primarily through volunteer labor, with all editorial and review work performed on a voluntary basis. The journal has received grants for specific infrastructure improvements and development of its open source publishing platform, along with occasional small private donations. Day-to-day operations are sustained through in-kind contributions and volunteer effort, with no ongoing institutional funding support.