138 free-to-publish journals that accept manuscripts in Norwegian
138 peer-reviewed open access journals accept submissions in Norwegian and charge no APC and no other author fees. Many also accept other languages; 17 publish only in Norwegian. 25 are indexed in Scopus and ranked by SCImago and appear first. Data snapshot: October 2026.
138journals with no APC
17publish only in Norwegian
25ranked in Scopus (SCImago)
8ranked Q1 or Q2
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 32% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 26 weeks. Most are published in Norway (96), Sweden (22) and Denmark (14). The largest subject areas are Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Medicine. 73% accept manuscripts in English and 100% accept at least one other language.
All 138 journals
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnboken: Tidskrift för Barnlitteraturforskning 0347-772X · 2000-4389 | Q1 | 0.427 | Svenska Barnboksinstitutet | Sweden | 20 wk |
| 2 | Nordic Journal of Educational History 2001-7766 · 2001-9076 | Q1 | 0.292 | Umeå University | Sweden | 30 wk |
| 3 | Barnelitterært Forskningstidsskrift 2000-7493 | Q1 | 0.236 | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 30 wk |
| 4 | Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 1458-6126 | Q2 | 0.496 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom | 30 wk |
| 5 | Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy 1891-943X | Q2 | 0.477 | Universitetsforlaget | Norway | 24 wk |
| 6 | Kvinder, Køn & Forskning 2245-6937 | Q2 | 0.28 | The Royal Danish Library | Denmark | 30 wk |
| 7 | Norsk Lingvistisk Tidsskrift 0800-3076 · 2387-6719 | Q2 | 0.181 | Novus forlag | Norway | 26 wk |
| 8 | FORMakademisk 1890-9515 | Q2 | 0.164 | Formakademisk, Oslo | Norway | 15 wk |
| 9 | Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education 2535-4051 | Q3 | 0.34 | OsloMet — Oslo Metropolitan University | Norway | 10 wk |
| 10 | Nordisk Välfärdsforskning 2464-4161 | Q3 | 0.25 | Universitetsforlaget | Norway | 26 wk |
| 11 | Acta Didactica Norden 2535-8219 | Q3 | 0.229 | University of Oslo Library | Norway | 16 wk |
| 12 | Nordina: Nordic Studies in Science Education 1504-4556 · 1894-1257 | Q3 | 0.226 | University of Oslo | Norway | 18 wk |
| 13 | Tidsskrift for Samfunnsforskning 0040-716X · 1504-291X | Q3 | 0.177 | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 52 wk |
| 14 | Norsk Antropologisk Tidsskrift 0802-7285 · 1504-2898 | Q3 | 0.136 | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 52 wk |
| 15 | Historisk Tidsskrift 1504-2944 | Q3 | 0.124 | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 20 wk |
| 16 | Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift 0039-6761 · 2003-6248 | Q3 | 0.114 | Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift | Sweden | 26 wk |
| 17 | Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift 1904-8181 | Q3 | 0.113 | Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift | Denmark | 8 wk |
| 18 | Högre Utbildning 2000-7558 | Q4 | 0.173 | Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP | Norway | 24 wk |
| 19 | Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 0029-2001 · 0807-7096 | Q4 | 0.159 | Den norske legeforening | Norway | 28 wk |
| 20 | Internasjonal Politikk 1891-1757 | Q4 | 0.155 | Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP | Norway | 25 wk |
| 21 | Sociologisk Forskning 0038-0342 · 2002-066X | Q4 | 0.147 | Swedish Sociological Association | Sweden | 46 wk |
| 22 | Akademisk Kvarter 1904-0008 | Q4 | 0.107 | Aalborg University Open Publishing | Denmark | 26 wk |
| 23 | Arbeiderhistorie 0801-7778 · 2387-5879 | Q4 | 0.106 | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 52 wk |
| 24 | Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur 0809-1668 · 1503-2086 | Q4 | 0.101 | Septentrio Academic Publishing | Norway | 10 wk |
| 25 | Sjuttonhundratal 1652-4772 · 2001-9866 | Q4 | 0.101 | Septentrio Academic Publishing | Norway | 32 wk |
| 26 | Acta Didactica Norge 1504-9922 | – | – | University of Oslo | Norway | 16 wk |
| 27 | Babylon 1503-5727 · 2535-3098 | – | – | University of Oslo Library | Norway | 8 wk |
| 28 | Bioingeniøren 0801-6828 · 1890-1875 | – | – | NITO - Bioingeniørfaglig institutt | Norway | 20 wk |
| 29 | Brünner Beiträge zur Germanistik und Nordistik 1803-7380 · 2336-4408 | – | – | Masaryk University | Czechia | 24 wk |
| 30 | CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research 0172-1941 · 2387-5372 | – | – | NTNU University Museum Norwegian University of Science and Technology | Norway | 8 wk |
| 31 | Chironomus Newsletter on Chironomidae Research 1891-5426 | – | – | Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, Trondheim | Norway | 8 wk |
| 32 | Collegium Medievale 0801-9282 · 2387-6700 | – | – | Novus | Norway | 20 wk |
| 33 | DIN 1501-9934 · 2387-6735 | – | – | Novus forlag | Norway | 32 wk |
| 34 | Edda 0013-0818 · 1500-1989 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 52 wk |
| 35 | Educare 2004-5190 | – | – | Malmö University Press | Sweden | 52 wk |
| 36 | Fafnir 2342-2009 | – | – | Finnish Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research | Finland | 30 wk |
| 37 | Forskning i Pædagogers Profession og Uddannelse 2794-2929 · 2446-2810 | – | – | Pædagoguddannelsens Ledernetværk | Denmark | 24 wk |
| 38 | Forskning og Forandring 2535-5279 | – | – | Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP | Norway | 12 wk |
| 39 | Forskning om Undervisning och Lärande 2001-6131 | – | – | Lärarstiftelsen | Sweden | 30 wk |
| 40 | Futhark: International Journal of Runic Studies 1892-0950 · 2003-296X | – | – | University of Oslo & Uppsala University | Sweden | 35 wk |
| 41 | Fysioterapeuten 0016-3384 · 0807-9277 | – | – | Norwegian Physiotherapist Association | Norway | 16 wk |
| 42 | Heimen 0017-9841 · 1894-3195 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 52 wk |
| 43 | ICO Iconographisk Post 0106-1348 · 2323-5586 | – | – | Lund University | Sweden | 8 wk |
| 44 | InFormation: Nordic Journal of Art and Research 1893-2479 | – | – | Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences | Norway | 36 wk |
| 45 | Inspira 0809-9707 · 1892-977X | – | – | Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP | Norway | 20 wk |
| 46 | Journalistica 1904-7967 | – | – | Royal Danish Library | Denmark | 30 wk |
| 47 | K&K 0905-6998 · 2246-2589 | – | – | K&K | Denmark | 25 wk |
| 48 | Kart og Plan 2535-6003 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 22 wk |
| 49 | Klassisk Forum 0801-3179 · 3084-1461 | – | – | Novus forlag | Norway | 15 wk |
| 50 | Kritisk Juss 0804-7375 · 2387-4546 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 20 wk |
| 51 | Kulturella Perspektiv 1102-7908 · 2004-0288 | – | – | Föreningen Kulturella Perspektiv | Sweden | 27 wk |
| 52 | Kunst og Kultur 0023-5415 · 1504-3029 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 52 wk |
| 53 | Lambda Nordica 1100-2573 · 2001-7286 | – | – | Association Lambda Nordica | Sweden | 12 wk |
| 54 | Lychnos 0076-1648 · 2004-4852 | – | – | Lärdomshistoriska samfundet | Sweden | 20 wk |
| 55 | Maal og Minne 0024-855X · 1890-5455 | – | – | Novus forlag | Norway | 26 wk |
| 56 | Magma 1500-0788 · 1500-6069 | – | – | Cappelen Damm Forskning | Norway | 5 wk |
| 57 | Målbryting 1500-8576 · 2535-8308 | – | – | Septentrio Academic Publishing | Norway | 26 wk |
| 58 | Meddelelser om Konservering 0106-469X | – | – | Nordisk Konservatorforbund | Denmark | 28 wk |
| 59 | Mediehistorisk Tidsskrift 2464-4277 | – | – | Norsk Mediehistorisk Forening | Norway | 30 wk |
| 60 | Musikk og Tradisjon 1892-0772 · 2703-7320 | – | – | Novus forlag | Norway | 35 wk |
| 61 | Namn og Nemne 0800-4684 · 2703-7371 | – | – | Novus forlag | Norway | 26 wk |
| 62 | NOA 0801-3284 · 2387-6670 | – | – | Novus forlag | Norway | 30 wk |
| 63 | Nordand 2535-3381 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 26 wk |
| 64 | Nordic Journal of Art and Research 2535-7328 | – | – | OsloMet — Oslo Metropolitan University | Norway | 36 wk |
| 65 | Nordic Journal of Information Literacy in Higher Education 1890-5900 | – | – | University of Bergen | Norway | 20 wk |
| 66 | Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies 2597-0593 | – | – | Editorial Board of Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies | Denmark | 16 wk |
| 67 | Nordic Journal of STEM Education 2535-4574 | – | – | NTNU Open Access Journals | Norway | 16 wk |
| 68 | Nordic Journal of Systematic Reviews in Education 2704-1883 | – | – | Cappelen Damm Akademisk | Norway | 37 wk |
| 69 | Nordic Journal of Urban Studies 2703-8866 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 24 wk |
| 70 | Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training 2242-458X | – | – | Linköping University Electronic Press | Sweden | 45 wk |
| 71 | Nordic Journal of Wellbeing and Sustainable Welfare Development 2703-9986 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 26 wk |
| 72 | Nordidactica: Journal of Humanities and Social Science Education 2000-9879 | – | – | Karlstads Universitet | Sweden | 32 wk |
| 73 | Nordisk Barnehageforskning 1890-9167 | – | – | Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP | Norway | 27 wk |
| 74 | Nordisk Kulturpolitisk Tidsskrift 2000-8325 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 27 wk |
| 75 | Nordisk Museologi 2002-0503 | – | – | Centre for Museum Studies, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo | Norway | 40 wk |
| 76 | Nordisk Østforum 1891-1773 | – | – | Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP | Norway | 20 wk |
| 77 | Nordisk Poesi: Tidsskrift for Lyrikkforskning 2464-4137 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 26 wk |
| 78 | Nordisk Politiforskning 1894-8693 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 20 wk |
| 79 | Nordisk Tidskrift för Socioonomastik 2004-0296 · 2004-0881 | – | – | Royal Swedish Academy of Swedish Folk Culture | Sweden | 44 wk |
| 80 | Nordisk Tidsskrift for Helseforskning 1504-3614 · 1891-2982 | – | – | Septentrio Academic Publishing | Norway | 24 wk |
| 81 | Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab 2446-3051 | – | – | De Nordiske Kriminalistforeninger | Denmark | 10 wk |
| 82 | Nordisk Tidsskrift for Oversettelses- og Tolkeforskning 3084-1321 | – | – | NTNU Open Access Journals | Norway | 30 wk |
| 83 | Nordisk tidsskrift for pedagogikk og kritikk 2387-5739 | – | – | Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP | Norway | 14 wk |
| 84 | Nordisk Tidsskrift for Ungdomsforskning 2535-8162 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 20 wk |
| 85 | Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics 0332-7531 · 1503-8599 | – | – | Septentrio Academic Publishing | Norway | 38 wk |
| 86 | Nordvei 2535-3047 | – | – | Western Norway University of Applied Sciences | Norway | 10 wk |
| 87 | Norsk Arkivforum 0800-3106 · 2387-2829 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 26 wk |
| 88 | Norsk Filosofisk Tidsskrift 0029-1943 · 1504-2901 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 52 wk |
| 89 | Norsk Litteraturvitenskapelig Tidsskrift 0809-2044 · 1504-288X | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 52 wk |
| 90 | Norsk Medietidsskrift 0804-8452 · 0805-9535 | – | – | Universitetsforlaget | Norway | 52 wk |
| 91 | Norsk Museumstidsskrift 2464-2525 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 26 wk |
| 92 | Norsk Sosiologisk Tidsskrift 2535-2512 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 52 wk |
| 93 | Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift 0801-1745 · 1504-2936 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 52 wk |
| 94 | Norsk Tidsskrift for Ernæring 1503-5034 · 2703-9609 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 20 wk |
| 95 | Norsk Tidsskrift for Misjonsvitenskap 1504-6605 · 2464-1936 | – | – | MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society | Norway | 15 wk |
| 96 | Offentlig Förvaltning: Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration 2000-8058 · 2001-3310 | – | – | University of Gothenburg | Sweden | 30 wk |
| 97 | Peripeti 1604-0325 · 2245-893X | – | – | Peripeti | Denmark | 30 wk |
| 98 | Periskop 0908-6919 · 2596-4283 | – | – | Foreningen Periskop - Forum for kunsthistorisk debat | Denmark | 64 wk |
| 99 | Primitive Tider 1501-0430 · 2535-6194 | – | – | Primitive Tider | Norway | 12 wk |
| 100 | PsykTestBarn 1893-9910 | – | – | Septentrio Academic Publishing | Norway | 4 wk |
| 101 | Radiography Open 2387-3345 | – | – | OsloMet — Oslo Metropolitan University | Norway | 6 wk |
| 102 | Reconceptualizing Educational Research Methodology 1892-042X | – | – | Oslo University College | Norway | 4 wk |
| 103 | Samfunnsøkonomen 1890-5250 · 2703-9285 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 16 wk |
| 104 | Scandinavian Journal for Leadership & Theology 1894-7875 | – | – | Ansgar University College, Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology, Academy for Leadership and Theology | Norway | 16 wk |
| 105 | Scandinavian Journal of Vocations in Development 2464-4153 | – | – | Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences | Norway | 10 wk |
| 106 | Scripta Islandica 0582-3234 · 2001-9416 | – | – | Isländska sällskapet | Sweden | 50 wk |
| 107 | Skriftkultur 2535-7395 | – | – | Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP | Norway | 30 wk |
| 108 | Släkthistoriska Studier 2004-3910 | – | – | Genealogical Society of Sweden | Sweden | 15 wk |
| 109 | Søkelys på Arbeidslivet 1504-8004 · 1504-7989 | – | – | Universitetsforlaget | Norway | 52 wk |
| 110 | Speki 2704-1751 | – | – | FRITT University of Oslo | Norway | 28 wk |
| 111 | Studia Maritima 0137-3587 · 2353-303X | – | – | Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego | Poland | 25 wk |
| 112 | Studia Musicologica Norvegica 0332-5024 · 1504-2960 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 20 wk |
| 113 | Studia Scandinavica 1899-2811 · 2657-6740 | – | – | University of Gdansk | Poland | 50 wk |
| 114 | Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Philologia 1220-0484 · 2065-9652 | – | – | Cluj University Press | Romania | 24 wk |
| 115 | Studier i Læreruddannelse og -Profession 2445-8538 | – | – | Læreruddannelsens Ledernetværk (LLN) | Denmark | 11 wk |
| 116 | Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok 1100-2298 · 2001-9424 | – | – | Svenska exegetiska sällskapet (Swedish Exegetical Society) | Sweden | 30 wk |
| 117 | Sykepleien Forskning 1891-2710 | – | – | Norwegian Nurses Organisation | Norway | 30 wk |
| 118 | Teatervitenskapelige Studier 0801-8294 · 2535-7662 | – | – | Bergen Open Access Publishing | Norway | 20 wk |
| 119 | Techne Series: Research in Sloyd Education and Craft Science A 1238-9501 · 1893-1774 | – | – | Nordiskt Forum för Forskning och Utvecklingsarbete inom Utbildning i Slöjd (NordFo) | Norway | 30 wk |
| 120 | Teologisk Tidsskrift 1893-0263 · 1893-0271 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 52 wk |
| 121 | Theofilos 1893-7969 · 2703-7037 | – | – | NLA University College | Norway | 35 wk |
| 122 | Tidskrift för Litteraturvetenskap 2001-094X | – | – | Föreningen för utgivande av Tidskrift för litteraturvetenskap | Sweden | 16 wk |
| 123 | Tidsskrift for boligforskning 2535-5988 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 15 wk |
| 124 | Tidsskrift for Forskning i Sygdom og Samfund 1904-7975 | – | – | The Association of Medical Anthropological Forum | Denmark | 62 wk |
| 125 | Tidsskrift for Islamforskning 1901-9580 | – | – | Forum for Islamforskning | Denmark | 4 wk |
| 126 | Tidsskrift for Kjønnsforskning 0809-6341 · 1891-1781 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 52 wk |
| 127 | Tidsskrift for Kulturforskning 1502-7473 · 2387-6727 | – | – | Novus forlag | Norway | 24 wk |
| 128 | Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening 0332-6470 · 2703-9528 | – | – | The Norwegian Psychological Association | Norway | 14 wk |
| 129 | Tidsskrift for Omsorgsforskning 2387-5976 · 2387-5984 | – | – | Scandinavian University Press | Norway | 20 wk |
| 130 | Tidsskrift for Praktisk Teologi 1893-4773 | – | – | MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society | Norway | 26 wk |
| 131 | Tidsskrift for Ungdomsforskning 1502-7759 · 1894-1036 | – | – | NOVA | Norway | 37 wk |
| 132 | Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning 0809-2052 · 2464-3076 | – | – | Universitetsforlaget | Norway | 53 wk |
| 133 | Tidsskriftet Utmark 1502-3532 | – | – | Fjell-Forsk-Nett | Norway | 14 wk |
| 134 | Uniped 1893-8981 | – | – | Universitetsforlaget | Norway | 52 wk |
| 135 | Utbildning & Demokrati 1102-6472 · 2001-7316 | – | – | Örebro University | Sweden | 15 wk |
| 136 | Utbildning & Lärande 2001-4554 | – | – | Dalarna university | Sweden | 16 wk |
| 137 | Viking 0332-608X · 2535-2660 | – | – | Norsk arkeologisk selskap | Norway | 28 wk |
| 138 | Vis 2003-024X | – | – | Stockholm University of the Arts | Sweden | 38 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top subject areas (Scopus-ranked)
Top publishers
- Scandinavian University Press 30
- Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP 8
- Novus forlag 8
- Septentrio Academic Publishing 6
- Universitetsforlaget 6
- OsloMet — Oslo Metropolitan University 3
About this list
Languages are those the journal declares in the DOAJ as accepted for manuscripts. A journal listing several languages appears on each of their pages.
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
Other languages
English11,855 free journals · 3,806 in Scopus
Spanish3,974 free journals · 1,088 in Scopus
Portuguese2,159 free journals · 491 in Scopus
French1,840 free journals · 557 in Scopus
Italian884 free journals · 307 in Scopus
German847 free journals · 290 in Scopus
Indonesian822 free journals · 23 in Scopus
Russian792 free journals · 241 in Scopus
Polish510 free journals · 120 in Scopus
Turkish453 free journals · 45 in Scopus
Arabic328 free journals · 26 in Scopus
Ukrainian317 free journals · 47 in Scopus
Persian296 free journals · 34 in Scopus
Catalan188 free journals · 94 in Scopus
Croatian147 free journals · 85 in Scopus
Czech135 free journals · 65 in Scopus
Serbian133 free journals · 33 in Scopus
Swedish127 free journals · 21 in Scopus
Romanian118 free journals · 25 in Scopus
Slovak113 free journals · 54 in Scopus
Danish107 free journals · 19 in Scopus