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Audit GitHub metadata mapping quality

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
52/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
github, javascript
Domain
documentation, tooling

Research direction

Review the GitHub metadata import mapping and compare the listed fields with the citation metadata produced by OpenCite. Document each known limitation or validation concern, then create separate issues for potential improvements; the acceptance criteria define completion.

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Description

Summary

Review the metadata imported from GitHub and identify fields that may be incomplete, inaccurate, or require user confirmation.

Motivation

GitHub repository metadata is not always suitable for citation metadata without validation.

Areas to Review

  • Repository title
  • Description / abstract
  • Authors
  • ORCID
  • License
  • Keywords
  • Homepage
  • Version
  • Publication date

Acceptance Criteria

  • A list of known mapping limitations is documented
  • Potential improvements are tracked as separate issues
Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
0
Forks
0
Avg merge
1d 23h
Merged PRs (30d)
5

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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