Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Nordisk Valfardsforskning
ISSN 2464-4161 · Universitetsforlaget · Norway
Nordisk Valfardsforskning: impact factor 0.9 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nordisk Valfardsforskning is published by Universitetsforlaget. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Policy and Reform Studies, Employment and Welfare Studies and Mental Health and Patient Involvement, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research is a peer-reviewed, research journal. The journal is published open access and free of charge. The content consists of research articles based on empirical studies and theoretical analyses of high academic quality. The articles published represent a broad spectrum of social science research on the Nordic welfare societies. This applies to topics such as living conditions, public health, working life, welfare services and development in areas such as health, care and social work. It also includes, for example, initiatives aimed at sections of the population such as children, young people, the elderly and people with disabilities. The editorial team welcomes manuscripts that address comparative dimensions across the Nordic countries. Manuscripts that critically reflect on the concept of welfare as a phenomenon are particularly welcome. Authors from outside the Nordic region are encouraged to submit manuscripts for consideration. The journal publishes open issues and special issues. Articles in open issues are published consecutively. In all submitted articles, authors should endeavour to place their contributions clearly in a Nordic welfare policy context. Two regular issues are published annually. In addition, there are special issues. Peer-reviewed research articles are published in Danish, English, Norwegian and Swedish. The languages have equal status in the journal’s publishing policy. The journal's audiences are researchers and academics, students, political and administrative decision makers, welfare state professionals, NGOs and the general public. Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research is published by Scandinavian University Press on behalf of Nordic Welfare Center, NOVA – Norwegian Social Research and Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research. 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. The journal does not ask for any fees for assessment or publication. Indexing The journal is covered by the following indexing and discovery services: Web of Science Directory of Open Acce
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Terje Olsen ResearchPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Norway 3, Sweden 2, Denmark 1, Finland 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences13.7%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions10.2%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions7.8%
- Healthcare innovation and challengesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions5.1%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology ResearchPsychology3.9%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, OCLC, Portico
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 166 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 22 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 104 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 59 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 148 |
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 | 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- debate articlesDebate articles: Maximum 10,000 characters (including spaces), including notes and references. This corresponds to about 1500 words.Length not stated
- peer reviewed articlesPeer reviewed articles: Maximum 40,000 characters including spaces, including figures and tables as well as notes and references.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Declaration regarding the use of AI
The journal has high standards of editorial transparency and integrity. We expect authors to use AI tools in ways that respect high standards of data security, research ethics, confidentiality, and copyright protection. Authors, editors, and peer reviewers must act in accordance with the journal's editorial guidelines for authorship and principles of publication ethics. The content of a submitted …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
Authors should declare any conflicts of interest that might foreseeably arise from the publication of their article at the time of submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics
COPE compliance 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).Scandinavian University Press has also clarified these requirements in their guidelines for publication and research ethics. …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
All content is openly accessible (open access).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
Research articles published in this journal are peer-reviewed to ensure that they adhere to the proper scholarly standard. Submissions receive an initial review by the editors to assess their relevance and quality. Submissions deemed to be both relevant and of a high enough standard will be sent for peer review. Peer review procedures are double blind: both the author and the reviewer remain anony…
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
- Universitetsforlaget
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
- ISSN
- 2464-4161
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nordisk Valfardsforskning
What is the impact factor of Nordisk Valfardsforskning?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 14.
How long does peer review take at Nordisk Valfardsforskning?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Nordisk Valfardsforskning?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Nordisk Valfardsforskning based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Norway (3), Sweden (2) and Denmark (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nordisk Valfardsforskning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nordisk Valfardsforskning is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nordisk Valfardsforskning open access, and what is the APC?
Nordisk Valfardsforskning 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .