Why a new journal? JOSF is a new model of online journal; a free peer-reviewed journal open to all submissions. We think that the traditional copyrighted, expensive, and over-reviewed publication model is premised on the expense of printing on paper. Internet publishing eliminates the costs and therefore the basis of restricting the number of papers by price and editorial review. There is no reason why quality-control, peer-assessment, and selection cannot come after publication, democratizing science and maximizing efficiency in many ways... more