Barnboken

Aims & Scope

Barnboken: Journal of Children's Literature Research/Tidskrift för barnlitteraturforskning is a peer reviewed Open Access online-only journal published by the Swedish Institute for Children's Books with financial support from Vetenskapsrådet, the Swedish Research Council.

Barnboken was founded in 1977 and has been an online-only journal since 2010.

Barnboken is the only scholarly journal in its field published in Sweden and the oldest Nordic journal of its kind.

We publish articles in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and English.

All articles accepted for publication have been subject to a double-blind peer review process by at least two external peers.

We especially welcome articles with Swedish/Nordic connections.

We strive to publish articles that apply new approaches while integrating previous research in an innovative and creative way.

The journal is also open to interdisciplinary studies from closely related fields.

Barnboken also welcomes reviews of recent theoretical literature within the field, such as anthologies, dissertations, and other scholarly monographs.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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