Adoranten aims to promote rock art research internationally. It is an international open-access, peer-reviewed journal that has been published annually since the 1970s. Contributions from academic and independent researchers are accepted.
Before moving to an online-only format in 2026, the journal was distributed in 26 countries to museums, universities, archaeologists, and members of the Scandinavian Society for Prehistoric Art.
Adoranten welcomes contributions as:
The thematic focus can include all forms of rock art, from any time period and geographic region.
Adoranten is an international peer-reviewed journal that focuses on rock art research. The journal aims to promote rock art in all forms and rock art research. The readership includes international rock art researchers, archaeologists, students, and others with an interest in rock art.
The journal invites submissions in the following subject areas: rock art, digital archaeology, anthropology, documentation, theory and methods, and archives.
Adoranten welcomes submissions for research articles, reports, and discussion papers.
Selection Criteria
Submissions will be reviewed for:
Volumes starting from 2026 are published under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. This license allows third parties to copy, redistribute, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose. However, appropriate attribution must be given to the original creator.
Articles are included in one volume published annually, in the first quarter of the year. Each article receives a DOI number, so that it can be cited consistently and directly.
Volumes before 2026 are open-access, and the Svenskt Hällristningsforskningsarkiv retains copyright of the published content.
The journal was founded in 1970 by the Danish artist and rock art enthusiast, Fred Gudnitz, as a link between professional archaeologists and other interested parties. The journal was modernised by Gerhard Milstreu following this. The Swedish Rock Art Research Archives (Svenskt Hällristningsforskningsarkiv, SHFA) has managed the journal in its modern form since 2025. The editorial committee is comprised of SHFA staff with expertise in rock art, digital archaeology, and later prehistory in Europe. The journal’s editorial board consists of leading rock art researchers.
About the journal
Adoranten aims to promote rock art research internationally. It is an international open-access, peer-reviewed journal that has been published annually since the 1970s. Contributions from academic and independent researchers are accepted.
Before moving to an online-only format in 2026, the journal was distributed in 26 countries to museums, universities, archaeologists, and members of the Scandinavian Society for Prehistoric Art.
Adoranten is published by the Swedish Rock Art Research Archives (SHFA) at University of Gothenburg
Adoranten | ISSN (Online) 3035-9880 | ISSN (Print) 0349-8808
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