Acta Borealia is an interdisciplinary research journal dedicated to cultural studies.[1][2] It was established in 1984.[3] It is published in English by Routledge and is based at the Tromsø University Museum and University of Tromsø.

Acta Borealia
DisciplineLinguistics, history, archaeology, folklore studies, ethnology, social anthropology, human geography
LanguageEnglish
Publication details
History1984–present
Publisher
Routledge (Norway)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Acta Boreal.
Indexing
ISSN0800-3831
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The journal publishes research findings on society in the Arctic area. The journal focuses in particular on ethnicity; settlement patterns and settlement development; economics; and political, cultural, and social phenomena from prehistory to the recent past.

The journal is edited by Bryan Hood (Tromsø), Liv Helene Willumsen (Tromsø), Roger Jørgensen (Tromsø), and Rane Willerslev (Aarhus).[4] The editorial board has members from Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States.[4]

According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), the journal h-index is 16.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Acta Borealia: Aims & Scope". Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Stiftung Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur. 2008. Vademecum Contemporary and Cold War History Scandinavia: A Guide to Archives, Research Institutions, Libraries, Museums and Journals. Berlin, p. 115.
  3. ^ Urbańczyk, Przemysław. 1992. Medieval Arctic Norway. Warsaw: Semper, p. 109.
  4. ^ a b Acta Borealia: Editorial Information.
  5. ^ "Acta Borealia". www.scimagojr.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

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