Journal profile
Norsk Museumstidsskrift
ISSN 2464-2525 · Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget · Norway
Norsk Museumstidsskrift: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Norsk Museumstidsskrift is published by Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Museums and Cultural Heritage, Libraries and Information Services and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, together about 60.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Museology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Norsk museumstidsskrift (The Norwegian Museum Journal) is an open access scientific journal, free to all and available online only. The journal is a leading interdisciplinary channel for publication within the museum sector. It encompasses the range of research at museums of cultural history, art history and natural history in Norway. It also gives space to research from the higher education sector that is relevant to museums in museology, art history, cultural history, archeology, anthropology, history, conservation and other applicable subjects. Norsk museumstidsskrift (The Norwegian Museum Journal) publishes peer-reviewed scientific articles, book reviews, critical essays and reviews of exhibitions. The journal is aimed at researchers and other employees in museums and the higher education sector, employees and decision-makers in public administration, students, journalists, as well as the generally curious, both inside and outside Norway. Norsk museumstidsskrift (The Norwegian Museum Journal) was established in 2015. The journal is published by Scandinavian University Press on behalf of The Association of Norwegian Museums, and with the support of Nasjonalt tidsskriftkonsortium for humaniora og samfunnsvitenskap. The Journal is published twice a year. 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: Norart ERIH PLUS SHERPA/RoMEO Google Scholar 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).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Bjørn SverrePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities26.4%
- Libraries and Information ServicesArts and Humanities25%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities9%
- Fashion and Cultural TextilesArts and Humanities8.5%
- Cultural Identity and HeritageArts and Humanities5.2%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology2.8%
- Photographic and Visual ArtsArts and Humanities2.4%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences1.9%
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, 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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 89 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 28 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
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-NC | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Conflict 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
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
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 editor(s) 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 ano…
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 Bokmål
- ISSN
- 2464-2525
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Norsk Museumstidsskrift
How long does peer review take at Norsk Museumstidsskrift?
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 Museumstidsskrift?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Norsk Museumstidsskrift is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Norsk Museumstidsskrift open access, and what is the APC?
Norsk Museumstidsskrift 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: .