Norwegian Scientific Index

CRIStin (Current Research Information System in Norway) is the national research information system of Norway, and is owned by the Ministry of Education and Research. CRIStin documents all scholarly publications by Norwegian researchers, and complements the BIBSYS database, which focuses on books. The CRIStin system includes the Norwegian Scientific Index. CRIStin is the successor of the earlier Forskdok, which was originally established by the University of Oslo. Forskdok was renamed Frida in 2003 and became a national system, named CRIStin, in 2010. CRIStin is the first database of its kind worldwide.

The Norwegian Scientific Index (Norwegian: Norsk vitenskapsindeks, NVI) is a comprehensive Norwegian bibliographic database established by the Norwegian government, aimed at covering all academic publication channels worldwide, i.e. academic journals, series with ISSN and scholarly presses. It is operated by the Norwegian Social Science Data Services on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Research, and is a part of CRISTIN (Current Research Information System in Norway).

The index divides journals and publishers considered to meet scientific quality criteria (including peer review) into "level 1" and "level 2," where "level 2" is reserved for the internationally most prestigious journals and publishers within the discipline. "Level 2" status is granted by national expert committees for each discipline, and may only be given to 20% at most of all publication channels in a given discipline. "Level 1" status is given to all other journals and publishers considered to meet basic scientific criteria. Journals and publishers that are designated as not scientific are identified as "level 0." Funding of research institutions in Norway is partially tied to the Norwegian Scientific Index, and only recognised "level 1" or "level 2" publications generate funding, with publications in "level 2" journals/publishers leading to significantly increased funding compared to "level 1."

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