Acta Borealia: A Nordic Journal of Circumpolar Societies is a multi-disciplinary scientific journal for cultural studies. The journal presents results from research on northern societies, including reviews of new books about the north.
The journal is edited by a groupe of scholars at the University of Tromsø, and is the only journal dedicated exclusively to a multi-disciplinary comparative focus on circumpolar societies.
Acta Borealia publishes articles in disciplines such as history, archaeology, social anthropology, ethnography, geography, and linguistics. Topics of primary concern include:
- ethnic relations, indigenous people (particularly Sámi)
- settlement patterns
- economy
- political, cultural, and social phenomena from prehistory to the recent past
Most of our authors focus on northern Fennoscandia, but we also publish papers related to other parts of the circumpolar region, such as Russia, North America, Greenland and Iceland. Please contact the editors if you are uncertain whether your manuscript falls within the scope of the journal.
Articles and book reviews are published in English.
Most manuscripts should not exceed 10,000 words or 70,000 characters with spaces, inclusive of tables, references and endnotes. However, we are now able to publish somewhat longer articles on occasion; please contact the editors if you wish to submit a longer than normal manuscript.
Acta Borealia has occasionally published theme numbers featuring a series of closely related papers. These issues generally consist of 4-5 papers and a short introduction by the guest editors. Potential theme numbers must be relevant to the stated scope of the journal. If you are thinking of a possible theme number, please contact the editors at least a year in advance to ensure that the topic fits with the journal and that a viable peer review and publication schedule can be established.
Peer Review Statement
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the editors. If found suitable for further consideration, manuscripts are submitted to independent anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.
Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
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