Extra checks to conduct during a CODECHECK

A CODECHECK is a rare point in the process of academic research when the author is clearly incentivised to do things that are not for their own benefit alone, especially if a CODECHECK is a prerequisite for publication of an article.

_What are important tasks that authors would usually avoid/skip/have no time for/might not be aware of?_ (the latter probably being the most common problem!) Any of these will of course have to be weighted against them being an extra burden to check for the codechecker.

- Provide software metadata, cf. https://danielskatzblog.wordpress.com/2020/09/29/software-and-software-metadata/
- Consider publishing a software paper (e.g., point them to JOSS)
- Proper data citation (e.g., point them to FAIR), though this should be part of an increasing number of editorial processes
- ... (please add more)