''Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála'' is a

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

interdisciplinary

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journal founded by the University of Tromsø Arctic University Center for Sámi Studies in

Tromsø Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...

and the

Sámi University of Applied Sciences Sámi University of Applied Sciences (, ) is a university that is located in the village of Kautokeino in Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It was established in 1989 and has about 200 students and 110 faculty, technical and a ...

in Guovdageaidnu, Norway. In March 2023, Septentrio Academic Publishing took over as the journal's publisher. The journal publishes scientific articles, book reviews, sample lectures, and academic histories in

Sámi languages The Sámi languages ( ), also rendered in English language, English as Sami and Saami, are a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Indigenous Sámi peoples in Northern Europe (in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden, and extreme northwest ...

. ''Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála'' (which translates from

Northern Sámi Northern Sámi or North Sámi ( ; ; ; ; ; disapproved exonym Lappish or Lapp) is the most widely spoken of all Sámi languages. The area where Northern Sámi is spoken covers the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland. Geographic distr ...

into English as "Sámi Scientific Journal") was first published in 1994. Starting in 2004, ''Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála'' was published once per year, and since 2010 mostly twice per year. In 2013, the electronic version of the journal became

, providing the opportunity for anyone to read articles online. Since 2009, the journal has been classified as "Level 2" journal in the

Norwegian Scientific Index CRIStin (Current Research Information System in Norway) is the national research information system of Norway, and is owned by the Royal Ministry of Education and Research. CRIStin documents all scholarly publications by Norwegian researchers, an ...

, the highest rating in the NSI system. ''Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála'' was the first peer-reviewed scientific publication founded to publish in Sámi languages, primarily Northern Sámi, and it is the most common outlet for Sámi University and University of Tromsø scholars looking to publish in that language. It has also published articles in Lule and

Southern Sámi Southern or South Sámi (; ; ) is the southwesternmost of the Sámi languages, and is spoken in Norway and Sweden. It is an endangered language. The designated main village of the language in Norway is Snåasen Municipality (Snåsa) where the c ...

. The

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noted in 2017 ''Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála'' importance in raising the prestige of Sámi languages, something Sámi activists and scholars have also noted. ''The Butenschøn Panel Report'' (2012) on Sámi research and higher education also pointed to the role of ''Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála'' in strengthening Sámi as a language of science.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála Sámi magazines Northern Sámi-language magazines 1994 establishments in Norway Academic journals established in 1994 Sámi in Norway Area studies journals