Journal profile
Norsk Litteraturvitenskapelig Tidsskrift
ISSN 0809-2044 · eISSN 1504-288X · Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget · Norway
Norsk Litteraturvitenskapelig Tidsskrift: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Norsk Litteraturvitenskapelig Tidsskrift is published by Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics, Literature: history, themes, analysis and Historical and Literary Analyses, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Norsk litteraturvitenskapelig tidsskrift (established 1998) publishes articles on literary analyses and literary theory and also book reviews and debate contributions within general literary science. Contributions from Scandinavian-language researchers in other countries are also accepted. The journal wishes to make conditions favourable for communication and discussion among literary researchers and addresses itself to researchers within the language fields, philosophy and other aesthetic disciplines. Norsk litteraturvitenskapelig tidsskrift is aimed at literary researchers, language researchers, students and the general public interested in literature. The journal is published by Scandinavian University Press, and with the support of Nasjonalt tidsskriftkonsortium for humaniora og samfunnsvitenskap. From 2017, the journal is published with open access. 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: MLA Norart ERIH PLUS SHERPA/RoMEO Google Scholar Primo Central Index (Ex Libris) The Summon Service (ProQuest) 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). 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.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Knut Ove EliassenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities11.5%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities11.4%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities10.2%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities7.4%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities6.4%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities6.1%
- Literary Analysis and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities5.8%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities4.9%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, 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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 437 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 30 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 11 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 24 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6
- book essaysNorsk litteraturvitenskapelig tidsskrift publishes research articles, reviews, book essays, opinion pieces and presentations of new doctoral theses.Length not stated
- book reviewBook reviews and book essays should be provided with titles (not just the title of the book being reviewed). Furthermore, all relevant information about the boo…Length not stated
- opinion piecesNorsk litteraturvitenskapelig tidsskrift publishes research articles, reviews, book essays, opinion pieces and presentations of new doctoral theses.Length not stated
- presentations of new doctoral thesesNorsk litteraturvitenskapelig tidsskrift publishes research articles, reviews, book essays, opinion pieces and presentations of new doctoral theses.Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles must be original works.Length not stated
- reviewsNorsk litteraturvitenskapelig tidsskrift publishes research articles, reviews, book essays, opinion pieces and presentations of new doctoral theses.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors maintain copyright. Model summary
As the author, you maintain copyright and the right to publication of your own article without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics
The journal follows the guidelines of the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE). Model summary
The editorial board requires the published texts to be of high academic quality and to follow international ethical standards for academic publication. The journal follows the guidelines of the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Articles are published under CC BY 4.0. Model summary
Articles are published in agreement with Creative Commons license CC BY 4.0.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 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 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
- Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål
- ISSN
- 0809-2044
- Electronic ISSN
- 1504-288X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Norsk Litteraturvitenskapelig Tidsskrift
How long does peer review take at Norsk Litteraturvitenskapelig Tidsskrift?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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 Norsk Litteraturvitenskapelig Tidsskrift?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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 Norsk Litteraturvitenskapelig Tidsskrift?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Norsk Litteraturvitenskapelig Tidsskrift is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Norsk Litteraturvitenskapelig Tidsskrift open access, and what is the APC?
Norsk Litteraturvitenskapelig Tidsskrift 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: .