Kristina Palm, professor of Working Life Science at Karlstad Business School, is the new editor-in-chief of The Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies.
Kristina, tell us more about The Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies?
– It’s an international scientific journal focusing on working life research, written in English. The journal aims to strengthen the exchange of experiences, perspectives, methods and outcomes of the Nordic working life research across the Nordic countries, as well as promote Nordic working life research internationally.
– The Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies publishes studies concerning changes in working life and how these changes affect qualifications, health, occupation, innovation, economy, identity, social orientation and culture. The journal takes an interdisciplinary approach and publishes four online issues per year and usually one special issue.
How come you were appointed the new editor-in-chief?
– Bo Carstens, who has been the managing director since the start in 2011, and Anders Buch, the editor-in-chief for the past 10 years, are stepping down after many years of commendable work. They needed to find a replacement and Anders Bush thought that I, since joining the editing staff around 2020, have been committed to developing the journal and have done a good job.
What does your role as editor-in-chief mean to Karlstad Business School?
– Karlstad Business School and Karlstad University will be more visible within the field of Nordic working life research as we are the publisher responsible for the journal. In the long term, it can lead to new collaborations across the Nordic countries.
What are your expectations of the new role as editor-in-chief?
– I expect the work to be challenging at first. Anders and Bo are handing over their responsibilities and even though they are doing their very best to make sure I have access to as much of their knowledge as possible, a lot of it is so-called silent knowledge – knowledge that has not been written down and that they don’t think I would have any use for.
– I’m also positive that it will be fun and rewarding work. I’m especially looking forward to reading scripts and articles that are further away from my own research area, which will be very interesting. However, I will not be doing all the work on my own – Annica Asp, lecturer and doctoral student at Working Life Science, is the new managing director, and I will continue having a team of about 12 editors, who are in charge of most of the operational work with the peer review process.
