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jSEDI
[Journal of Studies of the Earth’s Deep Interior]
jSEDI
Journal of Studies of the Earth’s Deep Interior
Founded in 2025, the journal of Studies of the Earth’s Deep Interior is a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of original English-language research in the geosciences and, more specifically, in the deep Earth. Edited by ENS Éditions, the journal is published annually.
- Director of publication: Emmanuel Trizac
- Editors-in-chief: John Hernlund and Stéphane Labrosse
- Medium: electronic
- Frequency: continuous
- Date created: 2025
- Date of publication on Episciences: 2025
- Subjects: Earth sciences
- Language of publication: English
- Review process: single blind peer review or open peer review
- CC BY 4.0 licence
- Publisher: ENS Éditions
- Address: 15 parvis René Descartes, BP 7000, 69342 Lyon cedex 07
- Country: France
- Contact: jsedi AT episciences.org
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Physics
OPS
[Open Plasma Science]
OPS
Open Plasma Science
Created in 2023, Open Plasma Science is a peer-reviewed journal supported by the University of Lorraine. It publishes articles in English covering plasma science in the broadest sense, from fusion plasmas to high- and low-pressure discharge plasmas, from plasma-surface or plasma-liquid interactions to turbulence in plasmas, from propulsion to manufacturing processes using plasmas.
- Director of publication: Hélène Boulanger
- Editor-in-chief: Jérôme Moritz
- Medium: electronic
- Frequency: continuous
- Date created: 2023
- Date of publication on Episciences: 2023
- eISSN: 3076-1468
- Subject: plasma physics
- Language of publication: English
- Review process: single blind peer review
- CC BY 4.0 licence
- Publisher: Université de Lorraine
- Address: Institut Jean Lamour, Campus Artem, 2 allée André Guinier, BP 50840, 54011 Nancy Cedex
- Country: France
- Contact: ops AT episciences.org
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Update of the integrated flight simulator for ASDEX Upgrade
We present the latest updates of the flight simulator of ASDEX Upgrade (AUG), 'Fenix AUG'. Fenix AUG contains simplified models for both the plasma physics and the device operation. The updated version is split into three independent repositories and has been integrated into Docker containers for better management and deployment. The device models can now directly import their configuration from the AUG control system. Although the physics models can be fine tuned to each case, the default settings have been set up to run a large variety of experiments without the need of case-to-case adaptation. Together, the enhancements make Fenix AUG a versatile tool that can be applied to a wide range of applications 'out-of-the-box', such as: to compare simple physics models to the experiment, to assess new controllers within the framework of the existing ones, or, to verify that a planned discharge will follow expected trajectories and will not run into machine or safety limits. An example of each application is showcased to highlight some strengths and limitations of the simulator.
Pierre David
April 08, 2025
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FEQIS: A free-boundary equilibrium solver for integrated modeling of tokamak plasmas
A new axisymmetric equilibrium solver has been written, called FEQIS (Flexible EQuIlibrium Solver), which purpose is to be used inside integrated modeling of tokamak plasmas. The FEQIS code solves the Grad-Shafranov equation and the "circuit" equations for the external coils and passive conducting structures that are toroidally connected. The code has been specifically equipped with flexibility in choice of circuit connections, and a stripped-down numerical scheme for the solution of the Grad-Shafranov equation through a structure of multi-level simplifications which can be tested against the required accuracy.
E. Fable
February 24, 2025
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Social Sciences and Humanities
Transformations
[A DARIAH Journal]
Transformations
A DARIAH Journal
Transformations:A DARIAH Journal is a multilingual journal created in 2024 by the European research infrastructure DARIAH ERIC. It’s an ongoing publication with thematic issues in Digital Humanities, humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts. The journal is particularly interested in the use of digital tools, methods and resources in a reproducible approach. It welcomes scientific contributions on collections of data, workflows and software analysis.
- Director of publication: Agiatis Benardou
- Editor-in-chief: Toma Tasovac
- Managing editors: Anne Baillot, Françoise Gouzi
- Medium: electronic
- Frequency: annual
- Date created: 2024
- Date of publication on Episciences: 2024
- eISSN: pending
- Subjects: Digital Humanities, Social Sciences and Humanities, Arts
- Languages of publication: English, French, German, Spanish
- Review process: open peer review
- CC BY 4.0 licence
- Publisher: DARIAH ERIC
- Address: 54 boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris
- Country: France
- Contact: transformations AT episciences.org
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A reproducible workflow for the creation of digital twins in the cultural heritage domain
This article explores how to create reproducible workflows for the 3D acquisition and digitisation of cultural heritage objects to ensure sustainability and reusability across various institutions. In addressing two main research questions, the paper proposes a workflow that involves the systematic acquisition, processing and digitisation of cultural heritage artefacts. In particular, the workflow focuses on developing digital twins for cultural heritage settings and exhibitions and proposes baseline standards for both technical and interpretative aspects of digitisation. The workflow has been derived from and tested on the pilot case of the temporary exhibition The Other Renaissance: Ulisse Aldrovandi and the Wonders of the World, in the context of the CHANGES project. The article reflects on software and hardware equipment to select, the procedures and techniques to use and the formats to adopt to comply with openness, accessibility, transparency, reproducibility, reusability and sustainability in the research workflow, building on previous works on fostering reproducibility in research and improving the interoperability of 3D data across different systems. It highlights the need for transparent documentation of every step of the process, focusing on accountability and practices in the context of cultural heritage research. Finally, the article suggests improvements for enhancing the sustainability of these kinds of workflows and discusses future directions for digitisation efforts and sharing practices.
Sebastian Barzaghi
July 25, 2025
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Adding Every Arabic Periodical Published Before 1930 to Wikidata: Moving the Scholarly Crowd-Sourcing Project Jarāʾid to the Digital Commons
This paper documents the contribution of comprehensive bibliographic data on all Arabic periodicals published before 1930 to Wikidata, the largest public and open knowledge graph. The dataset originated with the scholarly crowdsourcing project Jarāʾid and comprises information on more than 3,000 periodicals, about 2,700 editors and almost 350 holding institutions. As a living union list of Arabic periodicals, the dataset alleviates the infrastructural weaknesses of library catalogues and discovery systems, as well as the epistemic violence of knowledge ecologies. The move to Wikidata addresses the socio-technical shortcomings of our original approach by making the dataset available in a FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) and five-star Linked Open Data environment. In addition, the platform provides multilingual interfaces and robust user management and version control, which significantly improves the usability and maintenance of evolving datasets. The paper details workflows and data models and demonstrates the reusability of our approach in other contexts with a second dataset of periodicals from the Ottoman Empire. Finally, the paper shows how the move to Wikidata generates continuous engagement with wider Wikimedia communities that significantly broaden our knowledge about periodicals and their holdings.
Till Grallert
July 23, 2025
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