About the Journal

American Studies in Scandinavia is a peer-reviewed journal, which includes English-language abstracts for all published articles, within the field of American Studies. 

American Studies in Scandinavia publishes articles by scholars from across the world on American literature, popular culture, film, history, politics, foreign policy, sociology, geography, the methods of American studies, and related subjects. The journal's parent organization is the Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS). NAAS is the joint and principal academic organization for American Studies in the Nordic countries. The journal aims to represent a high standard of academic freedom and is published according to principles of editorial independence and leadership by scholars within the disciplines it serves. It is fully online and is is committed to Open Access publishing through CBS Open Journals. As an internationally well-known and respected journal that has been in continuous operation since 1968, it is our goal to rank as the most distinguished American Studies journal in Europe.

The journal is currently edited by Professor Justin Parks (UiT-The Arctic University of Norway), with the assistance of Postdoctoral Researcher Oscar Winberg (University of Turku) and Postdoctoral Researcher Jordan Howie (University of Toronto).