<div dir="ltr"><div>Greeting contributors,</div><div><br></div><div>Below is an email James Glazier sent yesterday - he did not reply all, yet I think this should be made public. </div><div><br></div><div>James, we were clear about the contributors at the end of the manuscript - we can certainly add a disclaimer. I changed the title draft and added a disclaimer sentence after the contributors list in the draft. </div><div><br></div><div>When submitted to Cureus the names of the contributors were used as authors so it was a non-issue. If you choose to submit to iScience you can do the same. You still owe the group an answer if you choose to go in that direction or we reopen a venue. And BioArXiv was banned by Sheriff, so we cannot go there anyway unless he removes is objection. </div><div><br></div><div>Also note that I got a response from Cureus editor to my query about the rejection. In short he is open to resubmission after revisions - his topic editor found the paper confusing. However, I asked that he provides a proper review - the amount of work invested in formatting alone deserves a proper review rather than a laconic answer. If we get proper review, I suggest considering this option. In the mean time I suggest we move forward considering other alternatives. </div><div><br></div><div>I do ask we move forward fast - the value of the paper is significant already and discussions on style will delay it and reduce the impact.</div><div><br></div><div>Hopefully we can move this forward quickly. </div><div><br></div><div>           Jacob</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 12:52 PM James A Glazier <<a href="mailto:jaglazier@gmail.com">jaglazier@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
  <div>
    <p>Dear Jacob:</p>
    <p>Reinhard and I have reviewed the document you say that you
      circulated in your email below. If that is indeed the document
      that you submitted, there is a critical issue that will need to be
      addressed. The  paper currently says it is written "by the WG." It
      was indeed written by several members of the WG, but since it was
      not approved by all members of the WG, you can't say that it is
      "by the WG," which implies endorsement by all members. My comment
      approving the draft was based on the substantive content of the
      draft. I did not realize that you would present it as "by the WG"
      instead of with a normal author list and affiliations. It should
      also not be posted in its current form on biorxiv or any other
      venue without a proper author list. If it is currently posted
      anywhere, the version will have to be updated to remove the
      implied endorsement by the WG.<br>
    </p>
    <p>We can discuss with you appropriate ways to credit the working
      group.<br>
    </p>
    <p>JAG<br>
    </p>
    <div>On 4/26/2021 7:40 PM, Jacob Barhak
      wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite">
      
      <div dir="ltr">Sorry James,
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>This was a clear cut rejection upfront - declared as final
          decision. The editor is checking what happened - it is not
          what you think - there is history there - I quoted the editor
          his own words from last year and the response practically
          contradicts his words - there is a problem here and it is not
          with the paper. </div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>The paper has sufficient information to be worth publishing
          as a review - if academic journals do not see this,  the
          problem is with them. This is not rushed work - and two days
          were invested into formatting to fit the venue - this is not
          raw material - it has been processed.  I deserve peer review
          and this was denied. </div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>James - I proved once that the academic publication system
          is not working by submitting one paper to and just jumping
          from journal to journal until publication - almost in original
          form - the process took around 4 years and around 9 Journals -
          this is how I learned that the system is broken and also
          learned that that some venues are more problematic that
          others- Elsevier and PLOS were specifically problematic and
          hence I avoid them.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>To move things forward, please just decide if you want to
          submit it to iScience or let us elect another journal. It will
          be faster and better that way. <br>
        </div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>                  Jacob</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
      </div>
      <br>
      <div class="gmail_quote">
        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 5:39
          PM James A Glazier <<a href="mailto:jaglazier@gmail.com" target="_blank">jaglazier@gmail.com</a>>
          wrote:<br>
        </div>
        <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
          <div>
            <p>Dear Jacob:</p>
            <p>The issue was not one of formatting in  a technical
              sense, but rather that the material in the draft was not
              sufficiently integrated. The editor specifically mentioned
              that we call the document a white paper in the text, when
              it should be called an article and correctly noted that it
              looked like the report of a discussion panel rather than
              an article. <br>
            </p>
            <p>Ultimately, this response means that turning the current
              draft into something publishable will be more work. It
              will have to be integrated more carefully and duplicate
              materials and inconsistencies eliminated. You need to
              decide if this effort is worthwhile for you.</p>
            <p>I expect that almost any journal will respond similarly.<br>
            </p>
            <p>JAG<br>
            </p>
            <div>On 4/26/2021 4:27 AM, Jacob Barhak wrote:<br>
            </div>
            <blockquote type="cite">
              <div dir="ltr">Greetings white paper contributors,
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>Cureus returned an answer regarding the white paper
                  - they declined the submission - in short the
                  rejection is based on style and journal scope. </div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>Since I used the tools provided by the Journal to
                  do the formatting, especially of the references - I am
                  confused - I will write the editor, yet I suggest we
                  move on to the next voted selection of iScience. </div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>I will start the process quickly and hopefully we
                  will have a better response this time.</div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>              Jacob</div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>#### CureUS response ####</div>
                <div>
                  <div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div><br>
                      <div>Dear authors,<br>
                        <br>
                        Thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, we
                        must decline this article because its practical
                        utility to the medical community is unclear. The
                        overall impression one gets from the article is
                        that it has been written more in the style of a
                        colloquial summary of a panel discussion than a
                        review. This impression is further confirmed by
                        the fact that the article refers to itself twice
                        as a white paper. In addition, little attempt
                        has been made to adhere to the Cureus author
                        guide (<a href="https://www.cureus.com/author_guide" target="_blank">https://www.cureus.com/author_guide</a>).
                        Specifically, author affiliations contain
                        acronyms, the subheadings are not in the
                        sentence case, spaces and bulleted lists have
                        been used haphazardly throughout the article,
                        and reference formatting is almost nonexistent.
                        <br>
                        <br>
                        We would encourage you to submit your next
                        article to Cureus provided it falls within the
                        scope of the journal. Thanks for your time.<br>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
              <br>
              <div class="gmail_quote">
                <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 22, 2021
                  at 4:50 AM Jacob Barhak <<a href="mailto:jacob.barhak@gmail.com" target="_blank">jacob.barhak@gmail.com</a>>
                  wrote:<br>
                </div>
                <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
                  <div dir="ltr">
                    <div dir="ltr">Greetings White paper contributors,<br>
                    </div>
                    <div dir="ltr"><br>
                    </div>
                    <div>Since no objection was raised the paper was
                      just submitted to Cureus as previously elected.</div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div>You will find an updated version after changes
                      necessary for submission were implemented in this
                      link:</div>
                    <div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IMEgmdNkx-EsnOjGuegpenSIMmKIkK00Lc8Gred3QxM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IMEgmdNkx-EsnOjGuegpenSIMmKIkK00Lc8Gred3QxM/edit?usp=sharing</a><br>
                    </div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div>The changes were mostly minor typos and
                      reference management - a few references needed
                      correction and one was deleted since it no longer
                      showed any relevant information. </div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div>to give you all perspective - only
                      formatting and handling of references towards
                      publication in the necessary format took 2 work
                      days dedicated for this alone. </div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div>So all those who want to add anything to the
                      paper to be considered post review, I urge you to:</div>
                    <div>1. submit any changes now - do not wait - once
                      the review is returned no changes or additions
                      will be considered and my experience is that
                      Cureus provides review rapidly, so time is
                      limited. </div>
                    <div>2. If you add references, please provide a DOI
                      / link to help process those. And please avoid
                      adding many references - processing those takes a
                      long time.</div>
                    <div>3. Do not send changes to me alone using reply
                      - please use REPLY ALL so everyone will see the
                      discussion - we want to be as transparent as
                      possible </div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div>I hope for a quick review process.</div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div>            Jacob</div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <br>
                    <div class="gmail_quote">
                      <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 16,
                        2021 at 6:08 PM Jacob Barhak <<a href="mailto:jacob.barhak@gmail.com" target="_blank">jacob.barhak@gmail.com</a>>
                        wrote:<br>
                      </div>
                      <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
                        <div dir="ltr">
                          <div dir="ltr">Greetings white paper
                            contributors<br>
                          </div>
                          <div dir="ltr"><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>The voting period on the venue has ended
                            and the selected venue we will send the
                            white paper to is Cureus.</div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>John Rice and myself voted for that venue
                            and will cover the publication fees. </div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>In case of any issue with this venue we
                            will move to iScience that James Gazier
                            voted for.</div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>The paper will need formatting to fit the
                            venue - it handles references in a
                            specific way. However, I intend to mostly
                            cut and paste the text in this version -
                            without change:</div>
                          <div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IMEgmdNkx-EsnOjGuegpenSIMmKIkK00Lc8Gred3QxM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IMEgmdNkx-EsnOjGuegpenSIMmKIkK00Lc8Gred3QxM/edit?usp=sharing</a><br>
                          </div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>The process we went through ensures we
                            reach a level of consensus and that
                            the manuscript can be legally submitted on
                            behalf of you all. If anyone has any strong
                            objections to stop the submission process,
                            please stop now. Otherwise I will start the
                            submission process next week. </div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>Please remember this is a large team with
                            many people so there will be compromises.
                            Moreover, the paper will undergo review and
                            we will have to make changes. </div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>During the writing process I presented
                            some deadlines and denied contributions
                            that happened after the deadline was over. I
                            know Tomas Halikar wanted to contribute and
                            now Jim Saluka wants to contribute. I also
                            know John Gennari schedule prevented him
                            from properly reviewing the paper and I know
                            that Sheriff asked for several
                            modifications. All this can be corrected
                            when the paper gets reviewed and we get the
                            review - we will then open the paper for
                            modifications and potentially other
                            contributions. However, the time then will
                            be limited, so to conserve time, I suggest
                            that those interested in changes or
                            additions, continue the discussion in
                            parallel to the formal submission process. </div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>Cureus review process is typically quick
                            compared to many venues I encountered in the
                            past. Once the paper comes back from review
                            we will have limited time to respond, so to
                            conserve time I will consider only text that
                            we submitted and contributions.modifications
                            made until that time. So if you have any
                            important additions, please create your own
                            copy of the document and publicly share the
                            link with these mailing lists. Similar to
                            what Sheriff did. </div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>So please do not stop discussion on the
                            paper - As Jonathan Karr suggested, we may
                            have different versions suitable for
                            different venues so your contributions are
                            valuable - however, for the sake of getting
                            our work published I ask that we do
                            things in a timely manner. </div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>Again, if you have things to communicate
                            about the paper - do not wait until review
                            is back - it will be too late then - instead
                            comment now so your contributions can be
                            considered when post review modifications
                            start. </div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>I hope we have a fast review and can make
                            this work amplified by Cureus soon.</div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>            Jacob</div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <br>
                          <div class="gmail_quote">
                            <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu,
                              Apr 15, 2021 at 7:13 PM Jacob Barhak <<a href="mailto:jacob.barhak@gmail.com" target="_blank">jacob.barhak@gmail.com</a>>
                              wrote:<br>
                            </div>
                            <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
                              <div dir="ltr">Greetings Contributors,
                                <div><br>
                                </div>
                                <div>Since there are only a few hours
                                  before the voting period ends, I will
                                  vote to break a tie between
                                  CureuUs and iScience.</div>
                                <div><br>
                                </div>
                                <div>I was about to abstain, yet it
                                  seems the tie needs to be broken
                                  distinctively. </div>
                                <div><br>
                                </div>
                                <div>I will vote for Cureus. My reasons
                                  are:</div>
                                <div>- I am familiar with this venue
                                  submission process</div>
                                <div>- the venue has opened up to allow
                                  more references - thus dismissing my
                                  original remark on it</div>
                                <div>- I will be the person
                                  handling submission and it will save
                                  me time to submit somewhere familiar. </div>
                                <div> - The review process in this venue
                                  is relatively fast.  </div>
                                <div>- It has an option for rushed
                                  pubmed central publication</div>
                                <div>- the open publication costs are
                                  reasonable compared to many
                                  other venues</div>
                                <div><br>
                                </div>
                                <div>Unless 3 other people will vote for
                                  another venue in the next few hours,
                                  it seems this is the venue that the
                                  paper will be submitted to for review.
                                  However, things may change. </div>
                                <div><br>
                                </div>
                                <div>John and I will split the
                                  publication costs since we both voted
                                  on this venue.  If anyone else wants
                                  to split costs, feel free to publicly
                                  vote for this venue - otherwise it
                                  will be John and myself.</div>
                                <div><br>
                                </div>
                                <div>Please note that there are a
                                  few more hours to vote - a bit less
                                  than 6 hours from the time of this
                                  email - if you support another
                                  conclusion for a venue, you are
                                  welcome to vote.</div>
                                <div><br>
                                </div>
                                <div>                 Jacob</div>
                                <div><br>
                                </div>
                                <div><br>
                                </div>
                                <div><br>
                                </div>
                              </div>
                              <br>
                              <div class="gmail_quote">
                                <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On
                                  Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 11:03 AM Jacob
                                  Barhak <<a href="mailto:jacob.barhak@gmail.com" target="_blank">jacob.barhak@gmail.com</a>>
                                  wrote:<br>
                                </div>
                                <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
                                  <div dir="auto">Greetings white paper
                                    contributors, 
                                    <div dir="auto"><br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div dir="auto">Please vote on a
                                      venue for the paper. There are
                                      less than two days to vote to
                                      influence the submission venue. </div>
                                    <div dir="auto"><br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div dir="auto">We had 2 votes by
                                      now <br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div dir="auto">Cureus by John Rice</div>
                                    <div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif">iScience</span> by
                                      James Glazier</div>
                                    <div dir="auto"><br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div dir="auto">John Rice was
                                      first,  yet did not reply to all
                                      as requested and sent me the email
                                      - I forwarded his vote to the list
                                      first. James was the first that
                                      replied to all,  so technically he
                                      is the first valid vote. </div>
                                    <div dir="auto"><br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div dir="auto">So currently there
                                      is a tie that should be broken by
                                      first vote which is open to
                                      interpretation. Since time is
                                      running out,  I suggest people
                                      choose to make the choice
                                      distinctive, otherwise I will vote
                                      to break the tie and was hoping to
                                      avoid voting since I had a lot of
                                      influence already and wanted to
                                      yield control. </div>
                                    <div dir="auto"><br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div dir="auto">So please,  if you
                                      have a preference on venue, 
                                      please vote for one venue by 1am
                                      CDT  April 16th. </div>
                                    <div dir="auto"><br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div dir="auto"><br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div dir="auto">I hope we have a
                                      conclusive decision. </div>
                                    <div dir="auto"><br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div dir="auto">         Jacob</div>
                                    <div dir="auto"><br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div dir="auto"><br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div dir="auto"><br>
                                    </div>
                                    <br>
                                    <div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto">
                                      <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On
                                        Mon, Apr 12, 2021, 17:17 James
                                        Glazier <<a href="mailto:jaglazier@gmail.com" target="_blank">jaglazier@gmail.com</a>>
                                        wrote:<br>
                                      </div>
                                      <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
                                        <div dir="ltr">iScience
                                          <div>James A. Glazier</div>
                                        </div>
                                        <br>
                                        <div class="gmail_quote">
                                          <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon,
                                            Apr 12, 2021 at 12:40 PM
                                            Jacob Barhak <<a href="mailto:jacob.barhak@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">jacob.barhak@gmail.com</a>>
                                            wrote:<br>
                                          </div>
                                          <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
                                            <div dir="ltr">
                                              <div dir="ltr">Greetings
                                                White paper
                                                Contributors,<br>
                                              </div>
                                              <div dir="ltr"><br>
                                              </div>
                                              <div>This is your chance
                                                to decide on the venue.
                                                If you name is on this
                                                list, please take a few
                                                minutes anv vote for the
                                                venue:</div>
                                              <div>Jonathan Karr<br>
                                                Rahuman Sheriff<br>
                                                James Osborne<br>
                                                Gilberto Gonzalez Parra<br>
                                                Eric Forgoston<br>
                                                Ruth Bowness<br>
                                                Yaling Liu<br>
                                                Robin Thompson<br>
                                                Winston Garira <br>
                                                Marcella Torres<br>
                                                Hana M. Dobrovolny<br>
                                                Tingting Tang<br>
                                                William Waites<br>
                                                James Glazier<br>
                                                James R. Faeder<br>
                                              </div>
                                              <div><br>
                                              </div>
                                              <div>Currently one vote
                                                was cast and unless
                                                there will be more
                                                votes, the venue voted
                                                for will be chosen. So
                                                if you have a strong
                                                preference, this is your
                                                chance to influence the
                                                publication venue.</div>
                                              <div><br>
                                              </div>
                                              <div>You will find
                                                eligible venues below as
                                                well as additional
                                                details.</div>
                                              <div><br>
                                              </div>
                                              <div>I look forward to
                                                your votes.</div>
                                              <div><br>
                                              </div>
                                              <div>               Jacob</div>
                                              <div dir="ltr"><br>
                                              </div>
                                              <div dir="ltr"><br>
                                              </div>
                                              <br>
                                              <div class="gmail_quote">
                                                <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On
                                                  Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at
                                                  7:04 PM John Rice <<a href="mailto:john.rice@noboxes.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">john.rice@noboxes.org</a>>
                                                  wrote:<br>
                                                </div>
                                                <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
                                                  <div dir="auto">No
                                                    objection to any but
                                                    will VOTE CUREUS.  
                                                    <div><br>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>My
                                                      understanding it
                                                      was created to
                                                      provide a peer
                                                      reviewed open
                                                      source indexed
                                                      journal that could
                                                      accommodate new
                                                      forms of papers
                                                      and new relevant
                                                      topical areas. 
                                                      Good timing for
                                                      them lifting the
                                                      limit on
                                                      references, so
                                                      assume this paper
                                                      could be submitted
                                                      in current form
                                                      subject only to
                                                      reviewers’
                                                      response. </div>
                                                    <div><br>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>Don’t know that
                                                      it has a model
                                                      credibility
                                                      related topic
                                                      section yet.</div>
                                                    <div><br>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>John</div>
                                                    <div><br>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div><br>
                                                      <br>
                                                      <div dir="ltr">Typed
                                                        with two thumbs
                                                        on my iPhone.
                                                         (757) 318-0671
                                                        <div><br>
                                                        </div>
                                                        <div>
                                                          <div>“Upon
                                                          this gifted
                                                          age, in its
                                                          dark hour,</div>
                                                          <div>Rains
                                                          from the sky a
                                                          meteoric
                                                          shower</div>
                                                          <div>Of facts
                                                          . . . they lie
                                                          unquestioned,
                                                          uncombined.</div>
                                                          <div>Wisdom
                                                          enough to
                                                          leech us of
                                                          our ill</div>
                                                          <div>Is daily
                                                          spun; but
                                                          there exists
                                                          no loom</div>
                                                          <div>To weave
                                                          it into
                                                          fabric.”</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>–Edna St.
                                                          Vincent
                                                          Millay,</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                        </div>
                                                      </div>
                                                      <div dir="ltr"><br>
                                                        On Apr 8, 2021,
                                                        at 01:23, Jacob
                                                        Barhak <<a href="mailto:jacob.barhak@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">jacob.barhak@gmail.com</a>>
                                                        wrote:<br>
                                                        <br>
                                                      </div>
                                                      <div dir="ltr">
                                                        <div dir="ltr">Greeting White
                                                          paper
                                                          contributors,
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>The old
                                                          Thread that
                                                          contained
                                                          discussions
                                                          towards creations and
                                                          approval of
                                                          the white
                                                          paper have
                                                          become too
                                                          long, so I
                                                          started a new
                                                          maling
                                                          thread. </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>You can
                                                          find the old
                                                          discussion
                                                          thread here:</div>
                                                          <div><a href="https://lists.simtk.org/pipermail/vp-reproduce-subgroup/2021-April/000052.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.simtk.org/pipermail/vp-reproduce-subgroup/2021-April/000052.html</a><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>To
                                                          summarize, we
                                                          have reached a
                                                          point where 17
                                                          authors
                                                          approved the
                                                          following
                                                          version for
                                                          submission,
                                                          pending some
                                                          minor changes
                                                          like
                                                          spelling and
                                                          grammar correction.</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>To avoid
                                                          any confusion
                                                          - here is the
                                                          paper version
                                                          we approved is
                                                          here:</div>
                                                          <div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IMEgmdNkx-EsnOjGuegpenSIMmKIkK00Lc8Gred3QxM/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IMEgmdNkx-EsnOjGuegpenSIMmKIkK00Lc8Gred3QxM/edit?usp=sharing</a><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>At this
                                                          point we need
                                                          to select a
                                                          venue to
                                                          submit the
                                                          paper to. Here
                                                          is a short
                                                          list I
                                                          collected
                                                          after
                                                          incorporating
                                                          all the
                                                          suggestions
                                                          and removed
                                                          all venues
                                                          that had any
                                                          objections. To
                                                          your
                                                          convenience I
                                                          added
                                                          additional
                                                          notes form
                                                          personal
                                                          knowledge - I
                                                          did not look
                                                          at issues such
                                                          as publication
                                                          fees for open
                                                          access -
                                                          different
                                                          venues may
                                                          have different
                                                          rules and may
                                                          require some
                                                          additional
                                                          investment, so
                                                          please look at
                                                          the venue you
                                                          are choosing
                                                          and learn the
limitations/benefits before you vote: </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Here is
                                                          the short
                                                          list:</div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <ol>
                                                          <li>Cureus -
                                                          will require
                                                          cutting out
                                                          some
                                                          references due
                                                          to limitation</li>
                                                          <li>Nature -
                                                          if you vote
                                                          for this venue
                                                          please specify
                                                          flavour such
                                                          as Nature
                                                          Scientific
                                                          Reports</li>
                                                          <li>Science</li>
                                                          <li>Briefings
                                                          in
                                                          Bioinformatics</li>
                                                          <li>Trends in
                                                          Biotechnology
                                                          - requires
                                                          distilling the
                                                          paper</li>
                                                          <li>Journal of
                                                          The Royal
                                                          Society
                                                          Interface<br>
                                                          </li>
                                                          <li>Annual
                                                          Review of
                                                          Public Health<br>
                                                          </li>
                                                          <li>BMJ</li>
                                                          <li>Annual
                                                          Review of
                                                          Biomedical
                                                          Engineering<br>
                                                          </li>
                                                          <li>F1000research
                                                          - if you vote
                                                          for this this
                                                          venue please
                                                          specify Gateway
                                                          / Collection <br>
                                                          </li>
                                                          <li>iScience</li>
                                                          <li>bulletin
                                                          of
                                                          mathematical
                                                          biology<br>
                                                          </li>
                                                          <li>Bioinformatics.<br>
                                                          </li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>I ask
                                                          that each
                                                          contributor
                                                          who has a
                                                          preference
                                                          among those
                                                          Journals reply
                                                          to all to this
                                                          message and
                                                          pick one
                                                          venue. Please
                                                          pick only one
                                                          considering
                                                          all aspects of
                                                          the venue. You
                                                          are welcome to
                                                          include your
                                                          reasoning, yet
                                                          vote towards
                                                          only one
                                                          venue.  You
                                                          are welcome to
                                                          change your
                                                          mind - yet
                                                          only your last
                                                          vote will
                                                          count. </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>In case
                                                          of a tie in
                                                          the number of
                                                          votes, the
                                                          venue that got
                                                          the first
                                                          counted vote
                                                          will be
                                                          chosen. </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>After we
                                                          select, I will
                                                          put the work
                                                          to format the
submission towards that venue and include all necessary submission
                                                          matters. In
                                                          case of fees,
                                                          those who
                                                          voted for the
                                                          venue will be
                                                          responsible
                                                          for
                                                          covering publication
                                                          fees. </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>At this
                                                          point I
                                                          assume no one
                                                          has any
                                                          objections to
                                                          any venues and
                                                          we are all ok
                                                          with
                                                          submitting
                                                          this version -
                                                          so we are just
                                                          prioritizing
                                                          according to
                                                          the majority
                                                          of wishes
                                                          while keeping
                                                          the process
                                                          transparent
                                                          and giving
                                                          some incentive
                                                          to early bird
                                                          vote. </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>If any of
                                                          my assumptions
                                                          are not
                                                          correct,
                                                          please correct
                                                          me now!</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>This is
                                                          the best way I
                                                          think we can
                                                          create
                                                          consensus in
                                                          such a large
                                                          group - and
                                                          consensus is
                                                          legally
                                                          necessary for
                                                          publication. </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>I ask
                                                          that we limit
                                                          the voting
                                                          time to
                                                          approximately
                                                          one week. So
                                                          votes should
                                                          be cast by 1am
                                                          April 16th
                                                          CDT. </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>I will
                                                          send another
                                                          reminder
                                                          during this
                                                          week, yet I
                                                          assume one
                                                          week is
                                                          sufficient to
                                                          make a simple
                                                          choice of
                                                          prefered venue
                                                          and those not
                                                          voting elect
                                                          to abstain
                                                          from choosing
                                                          and prefer the
                                                          majority
                                                          choice.</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>I look
                                                          forward to
                                                          your votes.</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>         
                                                            Jacob</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div> <br>
                                                          </div>
                                                        </div>
                                                        <span>_______________________________________________</span><br>
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                                                      </div>
                                                    </div>
                                                  </div>
                                                </blockquote>
                                              </div>
                                            </div>
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                                          </blockquote>
                                        </div>
                                        <br clear="all">
                                        <div><br>
                                        </div>
                                        -- <br>
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                                            Glazier
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James A. Glazier, PhD
Professor of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Adjunct Professor of Physics
Director, Biocomplexity Institute
Indiana University, Bloomington
(812) 391-2159 (cell)</pre>
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James A. Glazier, PhD
Professor of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Adjunct Professor of Physics
Director, Biocomplexity Institute
Indiana University, Bloomington
(812) 391-2159 (cell)</pre>
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