diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-calc-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/call-calc-coverage.yml
index 56fb44c9..cc7e9fb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-calc-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-calc-coverage.yml
@@ -7,14 +7,20 @@ on:
       - 'docs/**'
       - '**.md'
       - '**.MD'
+      - DESCRIPTION
       - '.gitignore'
+      - '.Rbuildignore'
+      - 'JOSS/**'
   pull_request:
       paths-ignore:
       - '.github/**'
       - 'docs/**'
       - '**.md'
       - '**.MD'
+      - 'DESCRIPTION'
       - '.gitignore'
+      - '.Rbuildignore'
+      = 'JOSS/**'
 jobs:
   call-workflow:
     uses: nmfs-fish-tools/ghactions4r/.github/workflows/calc-coverage.yml@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-doc-and-style-r.yml b/.github/workflows/call-doc-and-style-r.yml
index 9e8ec1d7..eebfd86e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-doc-and-style-r.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-doc-and-style-r.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
       - '**.md'
       - '**.MD'
       - '.gitignore'
+      - '.Rbuildignore'
+      - 'JOSS/**'
+  pull_request:
 name: call-doc-and-style-r
 jobs:
   call-workflow:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-r-cmd-check.yml b/.github/workflows/call-r-cmd-check.yml
index 6515c210..82ebc28e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-r-cmd-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-r-cmd-check.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
       - '**.md'
       - '**.MD'
       - '.gitignore'
+      - '.Rbuildignore'
+      - 'JOSS/**'
+  pull_request:
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule: