Journal profile
Norsk Medietidsskrift
ISSN 0804-8452 · eISSN 0805-9535 · Universitetsforlaget · Norway
Norsk Medietidsskrift: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 37 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Norsk Medietidsskrift is published by Universitetsforlaget. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Journalism and Media Studies and Media and Digital Communication, together about 58.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Norsk medietidsskrift (est. 1994) is a scholarly journal aimed mainly at researchers but also at students, media teachers, journalists, and others in media production. The journal publishes scientific articles, research comments, interviews, and book reviews. Media studies are interdisciplinary, and Norsk medietidsskrift aims to show its entire breadth from humanities to social science, from film analysis to journalism research. The journal publishes peer reviewed articles from Norwegian, Nordic and international media research. It is issued quarterly and publishes mainly in Norwegian but also in Swedish, Danish and English. From 2015, the journal is published open access. The journal is owned by Norsk medieforskerlag and is published by Scandinavian University Press with support of Nasjonalt tidsskriftkonsortium for humaniora og samfunnsvitenskap and Rådet for anvendt medieforskning. 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 authorized as a publication channel on level 1 in NSD – Norwegian Centre for Research Data (for Norway and Sweden), the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Authorization list for serials (Denmark), and in Publication Forum (Finland). The journal is covered by the following indexing and discovery services: Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Norart ERIH PLUS SHERPA/RoMEO Google Scholar Primo Central Index (Ex Libris) Oria The Summon Service (Ex Libris) Ebsco Discovery Services 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 Erik KnudsenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Norway 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences27.4%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences21.4%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science9.9%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities5.8%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities5.4%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences3.6%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.2%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH 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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,174 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 71 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 197 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 112 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 150 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 82 |
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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- book review3000 words (around 22 000 characters). Book reviews must no exceed 1500 words. NMT uses subheadings at a maximum of two levels in the texmain text ≤ 1,500 words
- book reviewsNMT is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes scientific articles, as well as comments, interviews, and book reviews.Length not stated
- commentaryootnotes and the bibliography. Research commentary/essays must not exceed 3000 words (around 22 000 characters). Book reviews must no exceed 150main text ≤ 3,000 words
- commentsNMT is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes scientific articles, as well as comments, interviews, and book reviews.Length not stated
- interviewsNMT is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes scientific articles, as well as comments, interviews, and book reviews.Length not stated
- research commentary/essaysResearch commentary/essays must not exceed 3000 words (around 22 000 characters).Length not stated
- scientific articleNMT is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes scientific articles, as well as comments, interviews, and book reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics
COPE Model summary
The editor’s office 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
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
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
- Universitetsforlaget
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- English, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk
- ISSN
- 0804-8452
- Electronic ISSN
- 0805-9535
- 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 Norsk Medietidsskrift
How long does peer review take at Norsk Medietidsskrift?
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 Medietidsskrift?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; 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 Norsk Medietidsskrift based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Norway (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Norsk Medietidsskrift?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Norsk Medietidsskrift is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Norsk Medietidsskrift open access, and what is the APC?
Norsk Medietidsskrift 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: .