Nordic Journal of Arts Culture and Health
Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health is an open access journal established in 2019. The journal provides a platform for publication and debate in the interdisciplinary field of arts and culture in healthcare and health promotion. The purpose of the journal is to contribute to dissemination of research, knowledge and practice experience in the arts, culture and health field.
The Norwegian Resource Centre for Culture and Health is the legal owner of the journal.
The journal aims to:
- Strengthen the arts and health field in the Nordic countries
- Contribute to the growing knowledge in the field from a Nordic point of view
- Document existing projects to make sure that valuable knowledge is maintained and shared
- Provide Nordic politicians and decision-makers with an evidence-base for policy-making
The journal defines ‘health’ broadly which includes physical, mental, emotional, cultural, existential, spiritual, occupational, social and community health.
The journal’s target audience is researchers and students in academic institutions, practitioners working with arts and culture in health and social care, education, government institutions, the media and other stakeholders from the broader public.
The journal publishes articles in Danish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The journal is published by Scandinavian University Press (Universitetsforlaget AS) on behalf of The Norwegian Resource Centere for Arts and Health (Norway), Volda University College (Norway), Kulturförvaltningen, Region Skåne (Sweden), Primary Healthcare, Region Skåne (Sweden), Kompetenscentrum för kultur och hälsa, Region Stockholm (Sverige), Aalborg University (Denmark), Royal College of Music (Sweden), Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS) (Finland) and Uniarts Helsinki’s CERADA Research Centre (Finland).
Editor-in-Chief
Anita Jensen
Culture and Health Strategist, Kompetenscentrum för primärvård, Region Skåne;
Visiting Researcher, Aalborg Universitet;
Social Medicine and Health Policy, Lunds universitet;
Associate Professor in Arts and Health, Nasjonalt kompetansesenter for kultur, helse og omsorg.
Contact: anita.jensen@skane.se
Co-Editor
Alexandra Burton
Senior Research Fellow, University College London, UK
Susanne Henningsson
Postdoctoral Researcher, Psychiatric Centre Amager, Denmark
Liisa Laitinen
Adviser, Arts & Health, Arts Academy, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Reviews Editor
Stephen Clift
Professor emeritus, Canterbury Christ Church University
stephen.clift@canterbury.ac.uk
Statistical Consultant
Ola Ekholm
Senior Advisor, Statens institut for folkesundhed, Syddansk Universitet
Peer review
All research articles that are considered relevant for publication in the journal are reviewed by at least two anonymous academic referees with no ties to the author. In addition, the article is reviewed by the journal’s editors and the final decision regarding publication of the article is made by the Editor-in-Chief. The journal practices “double blind” peer review, whereby both reviewers and the author remain anonymous to each other.
Indexing
The journal will be covered by the following indexing and discovery services:
- Google Scholar
- Primo Central Index (Ex Libris)
- Oria
- Summon (Ex Libris)
- Ebsco Discovery Services
- WorldCat (OCLC)
The journal is approved as a scientific publication channel at Level 1 by NSD – Norwegian Centre for Research Data (for Norway and Sweden), included in the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s authorized list of series, and recognized in the Publication Forum (Finland).