At JLS, accessibility means that we are striving to minimize financial and language barriers to authors and readers because we believe that what we are doing is important for everyone. Thus all content published by JLS will be freely available to all readers.
There are no publication charges, page charges, or open access fees for authors. As we grow, a modest fee could be instituted for publishing Letters, but the heart of the journal (Reports) will always be free; if a fee of is instituted for Letters, any authors who ask will be granted exemption.
Because we work with authors from around the world, JLS promotes the use of AI translation tools by both readers and authors. Papers will be published in English (with abstracts in a second language), and we will provide access to the best tools for scientific translation.
Recommendations and guidelines for translation are in development; updates will be added here later in 2025.