Call for Papers

Hymnologi - Nordisk tidsskrift calls for papers for its thematic issue, to be published in December 2025. The theme is Hymns in marginals and marginal groups’ hymns (Psalmer i marginaler och marginalgruppers psalmer), the same as Nordhymn seminar in Helsinki in March 2025.

The idea is to focus on the hymns and spiritual songs of different minorities and their singing practices, as well as the use of the hymns and spiritual songs in rare, unusual, or limited situations. The approach can be present-day or historical. Minorities can refer to, for example, ethnic and linguistic minorities, sexual and gender minorities, minority churches and spiritual movements, and various disability groups, as well as situations, circumstances, and people outside the majorities in general.

All papers that conjugate with the theme are welcome, whether presented in Helsinki or not. Questions can be asked via email to hymnologi.redaktion@gmail.com

The paper should be written in a Nordic language: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic, Faroese, Sami languages; English or German. All papers need an abstract in English, with keywords and a three-line biography. Papers written in the smaller Nordic languages may be translated into English.

 

Editorial process

For the thematic issue the process is as follows:

Deadline for articles: August 15th

This is followed by a peer reviewing process, double-blind, with a deadline for the peer reviewers at October 15th. If the peer reviewers suggest revisions by the author  there is a two week opportunity for these.

Publication in December.