Academic Letters is a new experiment in open access academic publishing. We aim to publish short-form articles such as brief reports, case studies, reports of new findings, socio-political critiques, credible scholarly opinions, and ideas omitted from previously published works. Articles published in Academic Letters are no longer than 600-1500 words, excluding references. Academic Letters is published periodically (6 issues per year: January, March, May, July, September, and November).