Journal profile
Nordisk Poesi Tidsskrift for Lyrikkforskning
ISSN 2464-4137 · Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget · Norway
Nordisk Poesi Tidsskrift for Lyrikkforskning: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nordisk Poesi Tidsskrift for Lyrikkforskning is published by Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Poetry Analysis and Criticism, Artistic and Creative Research and Contemporary Literature and Criticism, together about 58.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nordisk poesi – Scandinavian Poetry is a scientific open access journal, particularly focused on poetic diction. The journal is centred on and addresses the poetry of the Nordic region, the national languages of Scandinavia – Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, Faroese, and Norwegian – but also Finnish, Sami and Greenlandic poetry, and poetry written in a variety of immigrant languages. The genres of written poetry, and other forms of oral and sung poetry, are natural objects of study. Poetic theory is also a key area. The target audience for the journal is Scandinavia-based students and scholars of traditional Scandinavian philiology, including the related disciplines of Sami culture, Finnish Studies and other areas within what is referred to internationally as Scandinavian Studies. The journal also caters to students and researchers in the Scandinavian field of education. The journal publishes scientific articles and book reviews in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and English. All content in the journal is published under the terms of the Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC 4.0). It does not ask for any fees for assessment of publication. Scandinavian Poetry is published twice a year by Scandinavian University Press, in cooperation with Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. The journal receives financial aid from Nordic Board for Periodicals in the Humanities and the Social Sciences (NOP-HS). Peer review All research articles that are considered relevant for publication in the journal are reviewed by at least two anonymous academic referees with no ties to the author. In addition, the article is reviewed by the journal's editorial board and the final decision regarding publication of the article is made by the Editor-in-Chief. The journal practices "double blind" peer review, whereby both reviewers and the author remain anonymous to each other. Indexing The journal is covered by the following indexing and discovery services: SHERPA/RoMEO Google Scholar Primo Central Index (Ex Libris) Oria Summon (Ex Libris) Ebsco Discovery Service WorldCat (OCLC) The journal is authorized as a publication channel on level 1 in NSD – Norwegian Centre for Research Data (for Norway and Sweden), in the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Authorization list for serials (Denmark), and in Publication Forum (Finland).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Hans Kristian RustadPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities33.6%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities15.9%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities9.4%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities7.5%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities3.7%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities3.3%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities3.3%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, OCLCPublisher 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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 78 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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 | NOK 16,000 | Yes | — |
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 accepted3
- articleThe manuscript must not exceed 50,000 characters, including spaces.Length not stated
- book essayBook essays are research-based assessments of several interrelated publications, with a presentation of the reviewer’s own perspective. The manuscript must not …Length not stated
- book reviewmust not exceed 12,000 characters, including spaces. The text should contain: The author of the book, book title, edition/year of publication, name of publisher…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics
Complies with COPE guidelines. Model summary
The editorial board ensures that content published in the journal maintains a high scholarly standard and complies with international ethical standards for academic publishing. The journal complies with the guidelines formulated by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double blind peer review. Model summary
All research articles that are considered relevant for publication in the journal are reviewed by at least two anonymous academic referees with no ties to the author. In addition, the article is reviewed by the journal's editorial board and the final decision regarding publication of the article is made by the Editor-in-Chief. The journal practices "double blind" peer review, whereby both reviewer…
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
- Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- Swedish, English, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Danish
- ISSN
- 2464-4137
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nordisk Poesi Tidsskrift for Lyrikkforskning
How long does peer review take at Nordisk Poesi Tidsskrift for Lyrikkforskning?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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.
Which databases index Nordisk Poesi Tidsskrift for Lyrikkforskning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nordisk Poesi Tidsskrift for Lyrikkforskning is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Nordisk Poesi Tidsskrift for Lyrikkforskning open access, and what is the APC?
Nordisk Poesi Tidsskrift for Lyrikkforskning 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: .