Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Barnboken
ISSN 2000-4389 · Swedish Institute for Children's Books · Sweden
Barnboken: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Barnboken is published by Swedish Institute for Children's Books. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Themes in Literature Analysis, Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies and Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, together about 61.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Barnboken: Journal of Children's Literature Research/Tidskrift för barnlitteraturforskning is a peer reviewed Open Access online-only journal published by the Swedish Institute for Children's Books with financial support from Vetenskapsrådet, the Swedish Research Council. Barnboken was founded in 1977 and has been an online-only journal since 2010. Barnboken is the only scholarly journal in its field published in Sweden and the oldest Nordic journal of its kind. We publish articles in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and English. All articles accepted for publication have been subject to a double-blind peer review process by at least two external peers. We especially welcome articles of relevance to the Swedish/Nordic area. We strive to publish articles on children's and young adult literature that apply new approaches while integrating previous research in an innovative and creative way. The journal is also open to interdisciplinary studies from closely related fields that centre on children's and young adult literature. Barnboken also welcomes reviews of recent theoretical literature within the field, such as anthologies, dissertations, and other scholarly monographs.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Editor-in-chief Maria AnderssonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sweden 4, Taiwan, China 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities39.9%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities15.7%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities5.4%
- Literacy and Educational PracticesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities3%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities2.7%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities2.5%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q1 | 168/1186 | 85th |
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q1 | 167/697 | 76th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
indexed by numerous large international databasesPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 624 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 28 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 36 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 40 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 85 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 47 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 57 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- articlesArtiklar/ArticlesLength not stated
- book reviewsRecensioner/Book ReviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 License Model summary
Authors contributing to Barnboken: Journal of Children's Literature Research agree to publish their articles under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 License, allowing third parties to share their work (copy, distribute, transmit) and to adapt it, under the condition that the authors are given credit and that in the event of reuse or distribution, the terms of this license are made clear. Authors reta…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond Open Access, no publication fees Model summary
The journal applies a thorough peer review process and has no publication fees (Diamond Open Access).
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Swedish Institute for Children's Books
- Country or region
- Sweden
- Language
- English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
- ISSN
- 2000-4389
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Barnboken
How long does peer review take at Barnboken?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Barnboken based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sweden (4) and Taiwan, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Barnboken?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Barnboken is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Barnboken open access, and what is the APC?
Barnboken is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .