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Fornvannen-Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research
ISSN 0015-7813 · eISSN 1404-9430 · Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
Fornvannen-Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fornvannen-Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research is published by Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical and Archaeological Studies, Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, together about 57.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fornvännen är en svensk vetenskaplig tidskrift inom arkeologi och äldre konsthistoria. Den har utgivits sedan 1906 och utkommer med fyra nummer per årgång. Tidskriften välkomnar teoretiska och metodologiska diskussioner, föremåls- och arkivstudier, laborativa analyser, landskapsstudier och resultat från nya arkeologiska utgrävningar. Målsättningen är att uppmärksamma den viktiga kunskapstillväxt som sker genom forskning på förhistoriska och historiska miljöer, lämningar, byggnader, föremål, och arkivmaterial.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities37.5%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities12.8%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences7.6%
- Social and Educational SciencesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities4.7%
- Medieval European History and ArchitectureArts and Humanities4.7%
- Research in Social SciencesSocial Sciences2.9%
- Image Processing and 3D ReconstructionComputer Science2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 353 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 27 | 8 |
| 2024 | 34 | 29 | 29 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 accepted4
- artiklarFornvännen tar emot fyra typer av bidrag: Artiklar, Korta meddelanden, Debattinlägg samt Recensioner.Length not stated
- debattinläggFornvännen tar emot fyra typer av bidrag: Artiklar, Korta meddelanden, Debattinlägg samt Recensioner.Length not stated
- korta meddelandenFornvännen tar emot fyra typer av bidrag: Artiklar, Korta meddelanden, Debattinlägg samt Recensioner.Length not stated
- recensionerFornvännen tar emot fyra typer av bidrag: Artiklar, Korta meddelanden, Debattinlägg samt Recensioner.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Diamond Open Access. Model summary
Fornvännen publiceras Diamond Open Access på den nationella plattformen för svenska vetenskapliga tidskrifter: publicera.kb.se/fornvannen
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All articles are peer-reviewed. Model summary
Samtliga artiklar är peer-review granskade.
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
- Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
- ISSN
- 0015-7813
- Electronic ISSN
- 1404-9430
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fornvannen-Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research
What CAS zone is Fornvannen-Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fornvannen-Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Archaeology / History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Fornvannen-Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fornvannen-Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Fornvannen-Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research open access, and what is the APC?
Fornvannen-Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .