Journal profile
Nordisk Barnehageforskning
ISSN 1890-9167 · Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus · Norway
Nordisk Barnehageforskning: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 27 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nordisk Barnehageforskning is published by Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Early Childhood Education and Development, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Education Methods and Practices, together about 55.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nordisk barnehageforskning (NBF) publiserer originale artikler av høy vitenskapelig kvalitet som utvikler og styrker samtalen om barnehager og barnehagelærerutdanningene i Norden. NBF er et samlingspunkt for barnehageforskningen i Norden, med bred tematisk og metodologisk orientering. Tidsskriftet bidrar til synliggjøring av nordisk barnehageforskning gjennom å kople dem opp mot større nettverk i Norden og i en bredere internasjonal sammenheng.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences35.4%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Education Methods and PracticesSocial Sciences9.6%
- Children's Rights and ParticipationSocial Sciences8.1%
- Education Systems and PoliciesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences2.4%
- Educational Environments and Student OutcomesSocial Sciences2.3%
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities2.2%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 411 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 143 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 161 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 270 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 247 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 265 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
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 27 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- vitenskapelig artikkelEn vitenskapelig artikkel har som formål å legge frem nye forskningsresultater på grunnlag av en avgrenset vitenskapelig undersøkelse med andre forskerer og pro…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Forfattere må tilfredsstille kriteriene for forfatterskap Model summary
Alle oppførte forfattere må tilfredsstille kriteriene for forfatterskap.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Lisens: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
Dette tidsskriftet publiseres i henhold til lisensen Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Dobbel-blind fagfellevurdering Model summary
Tidsskriftet har dobbel-blind fagfellevurdering.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiatkontroll av alle innsendte manuskripter Model summary
Alle innsendte manuskripter blir også kontrollert for plagiat.
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
- Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
- ISSN
- 1890-9167
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nordisk Barnehageforskning
How long does peer review take at Nordisk Barnehageforskning?
Authors report an average review time of about 27 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Nordisk Barnehageforskning?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Nordisk Barnehageforskning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nordisk Barnehageforskning is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Nordisk Barnehageforskning open access, and what is the APC?
Nordisk Barnehageforskning 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .