Recalling the difficulties and increasing editing/translating costs which may encumber them.
Yes. Such an approach should be encouraged for two reasons: One : They have an obligation to their communities, and two , it does not hinder poor English speakers' academic performance.
I beg to disagree with Aceil. If we want science to contribute to the collective knowledge, well-being and prosperity of mankind, the use of a scientific lingua franca is a must. English seems to serve this purpose well and scientists currently have no option but to learn English (I am not a native speaker, but I realize that it is much easier for Western European scientists to learn English than for colleagues from many other parts of the work!). More easily accessible publications in our native languages are and will remain a valuable means of informing our (national) general public - but are not a substitute for sharing our work with international colleagues.
Perhaps this issue will be rendered trivial when translation software really takes off:)
But then to publish in the native language, there should be journals using that language. This is not really possible in most of the languages.
Taxpayers include people in the same field with no access to subscription journals ,those who can not purchase the article, laypersons who were study subjects, those who work in private sector , the public who have interests in the research findings.................
They have a right to read and understand the end result of any project they fund. That is why authors are asked to use clear English language in publications and in grants applications. How would the public understand an article written in a different language?
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