''Acta Borealia'' is an interdisciplinary
research journal
An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...
dedicated to
cultural studies. It was established in 1984. It is published in English by
Routledge
Routledge () is a British multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanities, behavioural science, education, law ...
and is based at the
Tromsø University Museum and
University of Tromsø
The University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (Norwegian: ''Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet''; Northern Sami: ''Romssa universitehta – Norgga árktalaš universitehta'') is a state university in Norway an ...
.
The journal publishes research findings on society in the Arctic area. The journal focuses in particular on ethnicity; settlement patterns and settlement development; economics; and political, cultural, and social phenomena from prehistory to the recent past.
The journal is edited by
Bryan Hood (Tromsø),
Liv Helene Willumsen (Tromsø),
Roger Jørgensen (Tromsø), and
Rane Willerslev
Rane Willerslev is a Danish anthropologist. In his academic career, he has travelled extensively and has a particular interest in primitive tribal cultures, both present and prehistoric. On 1 July 2017, he was appointed director of the National ...
(Aarhus).
[''Acta Borealia'': Editorial Information.](_blank)
/ref> The editorial board has members from Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States.
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''Acta Borealia''
Multidisciplinary humanities journals
University of Tromsø
1984 in science
Publications established in 1984
Cultural journals
1984 establishments in Norway
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