Journal profile
Norsk Arkivforum
ISSN 0800-3106 · eISSN 2387-2829 · Arkivarforeningen · Norway
Norsk Arkivforum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Norsk Arkivforum is published by Arkivarforeningen. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital and Traditional Archives Management, Information Science and Libraries and Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, together about 50% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Norsk Arkivforum is the central journal for Norwegian archival research. The journal provides an overview and basis for understanding fundamental important parts of information management in public and private administration.The journal publishes articles, debates and commentary, and book reviews, and evaluates new works.Norsk Arkivforum was started in 1980, and has become the central forum for archival research. Norsk Arkivforum is normally published once a year. The journal is aimed at archivists, records managers, computer scientists, historians, humanists and social scientists, students and the generally interested reader. The journal is published open access. The journal is published by Arkivarforeningen in collaboration with Scandinavian University Press, and with support from Norskspråklige åpne tidsskrift innen humaniora og samfunnsvitenskap. Quality Assessment The journal requires no evaluation or publication fees. The journal is approved as a scientific publication channel at level 1 by NSD – Norsk senter for forskningsdata. The journal is registered in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Indexing The journal is covered by the following indexing and discovery services: Scopus ERIH PLUS SHERPA/RoMEO Google Scholar Norart Primo Central Index (Ex Libris) Oria Summon (Ex Libris) Ebsco Discovery Services WorldCat (OCLC) All content in this journal is also exported to Portico, a preservation archive that safeguards perpetual access to e-journals, e-books, and digital collections. The journal is authorized as a publication channel on Level 1 in NSD – Norwegian Centre for Research Data (for Norway and Sweden), on Level 2 in the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Authorization list for serials (Denmark) and on Level 1 in Publication Forum (Finland).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Torkel ThimePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities30%
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science10%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities10%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities5.6%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities5.6%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science4.4%
- Information Systems and Technology ApplicationsBusiness, Management and Accounting3.3%
- Libraries and Information ServicesArts and Humanities3.3%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusERIH PLUSPublisher 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
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 33 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 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.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics
The editorial board requires the published texts to be of high academic quality and to follow international ethical standards for academic publication. You can read about the journal's publication ethics here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review for all articles Model summary
The journal uses blind peer review for all articles.
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
- Arkivarforeningen
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- Danish, English, Swedish, Norwegian
- ISSN
- 0800-3106
- Electronic ISSN
- 2387-2829
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Norsk Arkivforum
How long does peer review take at Norsk Arkivforum?
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 Norsk Arkivforum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Norsk Arkivforum is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Norsk Arkivforum open access, and what is the APC?
Norsk Arkivforum 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: .