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Focus and Scope

The Journal of Open Law, Technology & Society (JOLTS) is a collaborative legal publication aiming to increase knowledge and understanding among lawyers about all areas of law technology society, starting from an initial focus on Free and Open Source Software issues. Topics covered include copyright, licence implementation, licence interpretation, software patents, open standards, case law and statutory changes.

Sections include case law reviews, full-length research articles, book reviews and 'tech watch' reports by non-lawyers. Articles are accepted for publication via the Journal's web site, and are subject to anonymous peer review where appropriate.

The Editorial Committee of the Journal is mainly drawn from the membership of the Legal Network, a non-partisan professional network of Free Software legal experts, and its composition rotates regularly among network members. The network is facilitated by Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), but the membership extends across a broad spectrum of interests engaging in Free Software across four continents. The Journal itself received financial and administrative support from the NLNet Foundation, the FSFE, OIN, OpenChain, Open Forum Europe.

Peer Review Process

Articles in the Aticles section and optionally in other sections are peer reviewed by selected experts. We opted for half-blind review, as the reviewer's details are not disclosed to the author, but the details of the author are know to the reviewer.

Publication Frequency

Jolts publishes on a rolling basis

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

The licence of choice is Creative Commons - attribution (by) 4.0 - unported.

Sources of Support

The Journal has received financial and administrative support from the NLNet Foundation, the Mozilla Foundation, Open Invention Network, OpenChain

Journal History

Born as International Free and Open Source Software Law Review (IFOSSLR), it has moved to become a more comprehensive journal of all aspects of openness, not only in law, but in social sciences and society.