Nordic Journal of Media Studies
Established in 2019, Nordic Journal of Media Studies is a digital-only journal published on the Paradigm publishing platform, which specialises in the dissemination of Open Access academic literature. The journal only accepts submissions in response to a Call for papers specifying the annual theme.
Aims & scope
Nordic Journal of Media Studies is a peer-reviewed international publication dedicated to media research. The journal is a meeting place for Nordic, European, and global perspectives on media studies.
The editors stress the importance of innovative and interdisciplinary research, and welcome contributions on both contemporary developments and historical topics. The journal is open for theoretical contributions and empirical research, and combinations thereof. The editors also welcome critical approaches to media studies addressing questions of power, inequality, participation, and voice.
Nordic Journal of Media Studies focuses on the interplay between the media and their cultural and social contexts. We are interested in the media as industries and institutions of modern society, but also in how they are woven into the fabric of everyday life as mobile and interactive technologies.
The emergence of new social networks, changes in political communication, intensified datafication and surveillance of human interaction, and new dynamics between media, popular culture, as well as commercial markets, are important aspects of the changing relationship between the media, culture, and society.
Publishing with Nordic Journal of Media Studies
When you submit an abstract in response to a Call for papers, it is assessed by the journal's editors, who will let you know if you are invited to submit a full manuscript.
When full manuscripts are received, those selected for external review undergo a double-blind peer-review process involving independent experts with relevant subject and methodological expertise. All editorial decisions are made by the journal's editors.
Once your finished manuscript has been accepted for publication, Nordicom’s editorial team works closely with you throughout the language editing, copyediting, typesetting, and proofreading process.
Our editorial and publication ethics policies are based on the guidelines and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and others. These policies address matters such as plagiarism, conflicts of interest, research integrity, and editorial responsibility, helping to ensure a fair and transparent publication process.
For each published research article, our communications team develops a tailored communication plan in collaboration with the author and the editors. These efforts may include press releases, social media postings, research news, and other communication activities aimed at reaching relevant audiences across the Nordic region and beyond.
This work reflects Nordicom's broader mission to support the free dissemination and use of research-based knowledge in the Nordic society.
Publication and indexing
Nordic Journal of Media Studies is published digitally on the Paradigm publishing platform. Articles are available in PDF and accessible XML formats, and published content is preserved through Portico's digital long-term archiving service. All articles and issues published since 2019 are freely available through Paradigm. There are no submission, processing, or publication charges for authors.
As an author, you retain the copyright of your work. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits non-commercial sharing and redistribution with proper attribution, provided that the material is not modified.
This publishing model ensures that your research is accessible to scholars, students, policymakers, media professionals, and the wider public, regardless of institutional affiliation or financial resources.
Nordic Journal of Media Studies is included in Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database for peer-reviewed research. It is additionally indexed in approximately 30 international databases and indexing services, ensuring broad international discoverability. The journal is included in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), reflecting its commitment to transparency and established standards for scholarly Open Access publishing.
Editorial board
The editorial board of Nordic Journal of Media Studies brings together leading scholars in media and communication research from the Nordic countries and beyond. Its members contribute to the journal's scholarly quality and continued development.
- Members of the editorial board
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Piermarco Aroldi, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
Stina Bengtsson, Södertörn University, Sweden
Daniel Biltereyst, Ghent University, Belgium
Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Viktorija Car, Zagreb University, Croatia
Lynn Schofield Clark, University of Denver, USA
John Corner, University of Liverpool, Great Britain
Lina Dencik, Cardiff University, Great Britain
Gillian Doyle, University of Glasgow, Great Britain
Gunn Enli, University of Oslo, Norway
Andrea Esser, University of Roehampton, Great Britain
Rita Figueiras, Catholic University of Lisbon, Portugal
Johan Fornäs, Södertörn University, Sweden
Folker Hanusch, University of Vienna, Austria
Maren Hartman, Universität der Kunste Berlin, Germany
Stig Hjarvard, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Lee Humphreys, Cornell University, USA
Steve Jones, University of Illinois, USA
Aske Kammer, Roskilde University, Denmark
Anne Kaun, Södertörn University, Sweden
Ulrike Klinger, Freie University, Berlin, Germany
Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics, Great Britain
Lars Lundsten, University of Helsinki, Finland
Stefania Milan, Amsterdam/Oslo, Netherlands/Norway
Hallvard Moe, Bergen, Norway
Kaarina Nikunen, University of Tampere, Finland
Cristina Ponte, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Zrinjka Perusko, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Kristina Riegert, Södertörn University, Sweden
Ralph Schroeder, Oxford Internet Institute, Great Britain
Inge Sørensen, University of Glasgow, Great Britain
Trine Syvertsen, Oslo University, Norway
Editorial team
Chief editor: Anne Jerslev, University of Copenhagen
Editors:
- Tina Askanius, Malmö University
- Göran Bolin, Södertörn University
- Risto Kunelius, University of Helsinki
- Hallvard Moe, University of Bergen
- Mette Mortensen, University of Copenhagen
- Jannie Møller Hartley, Roskilde University
- Eli Skogerbø, University of Oslo
Managing editor: Josefine Bové, Nordicom
Manuscript editor: Kristin Clay, Nordicom
Communications officer: Mia Jonsson Lindell, Nordicom
For inquiries, please contact the chief editor at jerslev@hum.ku.dk
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