JOSF focuses on the taxonomy and ecology of coral reef fishes and is open to submissions in the field. We offer free publication and open-access, rapid review and publication, online digital and hard copy, with a turnaround of weeks.

ISSN 1937-7835, The Ocean Science Foundation.

Why another journal? The era of the traditional printed journal is rapidly waning. The restricted access, high selectivity, and bundling into journal issues we have become accustomed to were simply products of the cost of paper and printing. Now, with easily accessible software for layout as well as online digital publishing, the cost barrier is being eliminated.

During this transition period, a variety of hybrid models are proliferating- mostly combinations of printed and online, subscription or free, peer-reviewed or not. Numerous online open-access journals have recently sprouted, but since each paper is individually accessible and searchable on the web, the compendium it happens to be part of and who hosts the collection is really irrelevant. Clearly, the model for dissemination of scientific results is changing quickly, with progressive fragmentation of journals and ever wider and easier access. Zootaxa has become the leading fish taxonomy journal at present, but, unfortunately, most articles are not open-access and remain inaccessible to many readers.

E-mail the editor, Benjamin Victor, for information on submissions.