Journal profile
The Nordic Atlas of Language Structures NALS Journal
ISSN 2387-2667 · University of Oslo · Norway
The Nordic Atlas of Language Structures NALS Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 53 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Nordic Atlas of Language Structures NALS Journal is published by University of Oslo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation, Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition and Linguistic Variation and Morphology, together about 55.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal is dedicated to covering all branches of linguistics in the Nordic (North Germanic) languages, Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish. It has a strong empirical focus, with maps of isoglosses being a central ingredient. The journal aims to be descriptive, empirical, and scientifically sound, and to present new results. The editors encourage submission of research articles focussing on dialect features, isoglosses and maps. One volume is published per calendar year, and each volume contains one issue. Authors are encouraged to use the Nordic Dialect Corpus and the Nordic Syntax Database as (part of) their empirical basis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Øystein A. VangsnesPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities33.3%
- Linguistic Studies and Language AcquisitionComputer Science12.3%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences10.3%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities10.3%
- Categorization, perception, and languagePsychology9.8%
- Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities7.4%
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology5.9%
- Linguistics and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities3.4%
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
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 69 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 52 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
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 53 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 53 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The NALS Journal is a gold Open Access journal licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Licence. Publication of articles is free of charge, as the expenses are covered by the University of Oslo. The NALS Journal is a level 1 journal in the Norwegian system. Author(s) retains copyright to the article and give The NALS Journal right to first publication while the article is licensed under…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Gold Open Access journal licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The articles are peer-reviewed. Manuscripts of articles and short communications will normally be read by three referees.
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
- University of Oslo
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2387-2667
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Nordic Atlas of Language Structures NALS Journal
How long does peer review take at The Nordic Atlas of Language Structures NALS Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 53 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 The Nordic Atlas of Language Structures NALS Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Nordic Atlas of Language Structures NALS Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The Nordic Atlas of Language Structures NALS Journal open access, and what is the APC?
The Nordic Atlas of Language Structures NALS Journal 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: .