Barn – Forskning om barn og barndom i Norden is a Nordic peer-reviewed scientific journal within the interdisciplinary field of child- and childhood studies. Articles are written in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and English (for Finnish and Icelandic contributions).
Aims and scope: “Barn seeks to provide a space for publication of original and critical research articles with clear contributions to the field of knowledge in Childhood Studies, for both early career and experienced researchers. Barn is a forum for research on children and young people in a Nordic context, covering both contemporary and historical studies. Barn embraces theoretical approaches that offer a critical stance to normative and taken-for-granted perceptions of children, youth, and childhood (for example post-humanist theory/ANT, post-colonial theory, sociocultural theory, visual theory, dialogical/interactional theory). Of paramount importance is the conceptualization of children’s childhoods as defined and structured by social, cultural, political and historical context, varying over time and place.”
Frequency: 2–4 issues per year
Launched: 1983
Peer reviewed: yes, double-blind review
Open access: yes
Languages: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (for Finnish and Icelandic contributions)
Genres: research article, essay, book review, trial lecture, summary of a doctoral thesis
Length of research articles: 7000 words
Reference style: Harvard
Book reviews: yes
Publisher: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Education and Lifelong Learning, Norway
Venue of publication: Trondheim
Publication level: 1 (Norwegian)
Indexing: CrossRef, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)