diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0bd6a71d2..4f6ec90d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -366,6 +366,12 @@ If you are using VSCode, you can use the [Auto Attach feature](https://code.visu
 npm run debug -- convert simple.gdoc simple.ipynb
 ```
 
+A simple script to convert JATS to JSON:
+
+```bash
+cat simple-jats.xml | npm run convert-jats --silent > simple.json
+```
+
 ## Testing
 
 ### Running tests locally
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f9eae839e..e31deab37 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "check:deps-used": "dependency-check --missing .",
     "check:deps-unused": "dependency-check --unused --no-dev --ignore-module @stencila/schema --ignore-module @stencila/thema .",
     "start": "ts-node --files src",
+    "convert-jats": "ts-node ./src/convertJats.ts",
     "debug": "node --require ./ts-node-register.js --inspect=9229 src --debug=1",
     "$comment": "The build script builds everything required to publish a release, including binaries and docs",
     "build": "npm run build:codemeta && npm run build:dist && npm run build:docs",
diff --git a/src/convertJats.ts b/src/convertJats.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe76ad6c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/convertJats.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { convert } from './index'
+
+// Convert JATS from stdin and return JSON to console.log
+convert('-', undefined, {
+  from: 'jats',
+  to: 'json',
+  encodeOptions: {
+    isBundle: false,
+  },
+  decodeOptions: {
+    shouldReshape: false,
+  },
+})
+  .then((conversion) => conversion ?? '{}')
+  .then((conversion) => conversion.replaceAll(`${process.cwd()}/`, ''))
+  .then((conversion) => console.log(conversion))
+  .catch((error) => {
+    console.error('Error during conversion:', error)
+    process.exit(1)
+  })