Project Manager
Göran UlvängProject manager
Föreningen Bebyggelsehistorisk TidskriftAmount granted
50 000 SEKYear
2021
Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift (BHT) is the leading Nordic journal in the field of building history. The journal is peer-reviewed and Open Access. All articles are published, with a six-month delay, in digital format in DIVA (Digitalt Vetenskapligt Arkiv) and are thus searchable via Google Scholar and other search sites.
Over the past nine years, the editorial team has worked hard to improve BHT. As a result of better marketing, the number of subscribers has increased from 220 in 2013 to 300 today, and the number of submitted manuscripts has increased, especially from Finland, Norway and Denmark, which means that the relevance of BHT has increased in the Nordic region. In 2021, further measures were taken to increase accessibility and impact, including the digitization of all published articles since the start in 1981.
BHT is one of the journals that for a long time (with the exception of 2014 and 2018-2020) has received support from the Swedish Research Council (VR) and has during these years met all the high requirements set by VR for scientific journals in the humanities and social sciences area. However, the association is dependent on an external grant of about 100,000 annually to ensure publication.
The funds go in full to cover the costs of design, distribution, website and printing. The 14 members of the editorial committee work entirely on a voluntary basis, putting in around 500 hours a year.