Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála (which translates from Northern Sámi into English as "Sámi Scientific Journal") was first published in 1994. Starting in 2004, Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála was published once per year, and since 2010 mostly twice per year. In 2013, the electronic version of the journal became open access, providing the opportunity for anyone to read articles online. Since 2009, the journal has been classified as "Level 2" journal in the Norwegian Scientific Index, the highest rating in the NSI system.[4]
Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála was the first peer-reviewed scientific publication founded to publish in Sámi languages, primarily Northern Sámi, and it is the most common outlet for Sámi University and University of Tromsø scholars looking to publish in that language.[5][6] It has also published articles in Lule and Southern Sámi.[7] The Research Council of Norway noted in 2017 Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála's importance in raising the prestige of Sámi languages,[6] something Sámi activists and scholars have also noted.[8][9]The Butenschøn Panel Report (2012) on Sámi research and higher education also pointed to the role of Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála in strengthening Sámi as a language of science.[10]
^"Om Sámi dieđalaš áigečála" [About Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála]. Sámi Dieđalaš Áigečála (in Northern Sami). Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^"De rettroendes kamp mot hedningene" [The struggle of the faithful against the heathans]. Khrono (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. 21 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^Rønning, Asle (2 December 2009). "Bygger samisk som forskningsspråk" [Building Sámi as a Research Language]. Forskning (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
