About the Journal

Subject and Focus

Svenskt Gudstjänstliv is an annual which publishes research on liturgy, church art, church music and preaching, especially in Sweden but also in the other Nordic countries, as well as reviews of books on these subjects. Each year a specific theme is treated, indicated by the title of the volume, but articles on other topics may also occur.

From the year 1991 onward, every article has a summary in English.

Peer Review Process

Each article is independently reviewed by two experts, who remain anonymous to the author of the article (single blind review).

Open Access Policy

This yearbook provides open access to its content. Each new issue appears on this web site within six months after the publication of the printed issue, which normally means in February.

Sponsor

• Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap, Lunds universitet

Sources of Economic Support

• Samfundet Pro Fide et Christianismo
• Segelbergska stiftelsen för liturgivetenskaplig forskning

History of the Journal

The original title from 1926 was Tidskrift för kyrkomusik och svenskt gudstjänstliv. Since 1941 the journal has been entitled Svenskt Gudstjänstliv and is published by the Laurentius Petri Sällskapet för svenskt gudstjänstliv. In 1953 it became a yearbook, since 1980 each issue treats a specific theme. Between 1991 and 2002 Svenskt Gudstjänstliv was issued as part of the series Tro & tanke published by the Church of Sweden Research Council. Since 2003 it is once more an independent yearbook and is published by Artos & Norma, Skellefteå.

In 2013 this electronic version of the journal was launched, where each issue appears six months after the publication of the printed one.

e-ISSN: 2001-5828

(The printed journal has a different ISSN: 0280-9133.)

This periodical is indexed in the ATLA Religion Database® (ATLA RDB®), http://www.atla.com.