Journal profile
Viking
ISSN 0332-608X · eISSN 2535-2660 · Norsk arkeologisk selskap · Norway
Viking: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Viking is published by Norsk arkeologisk selskap. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical and Archaeological Studies, Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies and Medieval European History and Architecture, together about 64.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Viking er en viktig publiseringskanal for arkeologisk forskning med særlig vekt på norsk arkeologi. Tidsskriftet ønsker et bredt spekter av tematikker velkommen, fra bearbeidelse og diskusjoner av arkeologiske undersøkelser, landskap og materiale til artikler som setter fokus på teoretiske og metodiske perspektiver. En viktig målsetting for Viking er å også nå et bredere publikum utenfor akademia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities33.3%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities24.1%
- Medieval European History and ArchitectureArts and Humanities6.8%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities6%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.5%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences3.7%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.1%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities3.1%
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 137 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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-NC-ND | |
| 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 websiteOpen access, Preprints
- Open access Open access
Viking tidsskriftet gir umiddelbar og fri tilgang (Open Access) til tidsskriftets innhold, ut fra det prinsipp at det å gjøre forskning fritt tilgjengelig for allmennheten gir økt global utveksling av kunnskap. Forfattere som publiserer i dette tidsskriftet aksepterer følgende vilkår: 1. Forfatter beholder opphavsrett til sine verk, og gir Viking rett til første publisering av et verk. 2. Forfatte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Artikler som allerede har blitt publisert andre steder vil bli refusert. Model summary
Artikler som allerede har blitt publisert andre steder vil bli refusert.
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
- Norsk arkeologisk selskap
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- Swedish, Norwegian Bokmål
- ISSN
- 0332-608X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2535-2660
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Viking
How long does peer review take at Viking?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Viking?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Viking is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Viking open access, and what is the APC?
Viking 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: .