diff --git a/papers/joss_paper/sync_paper_repo_and_get_paper_md.sh b/papers/joss_paper/sync_paper_repo_and_get_paper_md.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd joss_paper_repo
+git pull
+cd ../
+cp joss_paper_repo/joss_paper.md .
+cp joss_paper_repo/joss_paper.bib .