Journal Scope Chalcogenide Letters (CHL) has the aim to publish rapi dly papers in chalcogenide field of research and appears with twelve issues per year. The journal is open to letters, short communications and breakings news inserted as Short Notes, in the field of chalcogenide ma terials either amorphous or crystalline. Short papers in structure, properties and applications, as well as those covering special properties in nano-structured chalcogenides are admitted. Cross-fertilization of both crystalline and amorphous field in this special class of materials is one of the purposes of this Journal. In starting the Chalcogenide Letters as an Electronic Journal, we will make ever y effort to publish new research results in an expedient fashion taking a maximum of two weeks from the date of submission, to make a decision. Submissions will undergo a set review process. Submissions with a high impact in the field will be given a faster review process. A publication tax of 150 Euros (210 USD) will be perceived after the approval of the paper for publication. Publication fee covers the review process, technical processing and free access to the online edition. The payment document will be sent together with the copyright signed by the corresponding author.