About the Journal

Tekniikan Waiheita is a quarterly journal of the history of technology, published by the Finnish Society for History of Technology. Tekniikan Waiheita welcomes submissions (articles, book reviews, news) from various fields of the history of technology. The journal publishes articles that address the history, cultural, social, and societal impacts of technology, engineering, and industry. Topics related to museums, archives, and educational activities in the field are also covered. We also welcome travel reports, seminar reports, and discussion pieces. In addition to research material, the journal publishes memoirs and stories about people and events related to Finnish industry and technology.

The journal follows double blind peer review procedures in lieu of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies guidelines for articles. The review process is run by the editor-in-chief and said editor will decide, whether to publish an article based on referee statements. Reports, reviews and news items are not peer reviewed and are published subject to the editor-in-chief’s decision.

All articles published in Journal.fi-service are subject to their rightsholders permission. The journal editorial board has tried it’s utmost to gain permission from all authors to republish their work herein. Should you have a question or comment, or should you wish to withdraw an article from the online service, please contact Tekniikan Waiheita online system coordinator (Aaro Sahari, aaro.sahari(at)helsinki.fi).

Tekniikan Waiheita adheres to the guidelines of the Finnish Association for Scholarly Publishing regarding the copying of publication sections. Since issue 4/2019, the journal has been published electronically on the journal.fi platform under the CC BY 4.0-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en).

Archived and digitized older articles have been published on the journal.fi platform under the following licenses:

  • 1980–1998: Articles have been published with the Finnish Association of Scholarly Publishing and Kopiosto’s C-info archival permission. Licensing details are embedded in the articles.
  • 1999–2004: Articles have been republished under the CC BY 4.0-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en).
  • 2005–2019: Articles have been published electronically with the authors’ permission, and the copyrights belong to the authors under Kopiosto's terms.

Printing and saving articles for private use, as well as for educational and research purposes, is permitted in accordance with the terms of the licenses.

Publication Ethics Statement

The Finnish Quarterly for History of Technology (Tekniikan Waiheita) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractices. All authors submitting their works to the journal for publication as original articles attest that the submitted works represent their authors’ contributions and have not been copied or plagiarized in whole or in part from other works. The following ethical guidelines are adhered to:

  1. Editorial Responsibilities:

    • The editorial team is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published.
    • The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
    • The editors must ensure that each manuscript is evaluated for its intellectual content without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

  2. Authors’ Responsibilities:

    • Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
    • Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently.
    • Authors must acknowledge all sources of data used in the research and declare any potential conflicts of interest.

  3. Reviewers’ Responsibilities:

    • Reviewers must conduct their reviews objectively and provide clear, constructive feedback.
    • Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.
    • Reviewers must treat the manuscript as confidential and must not use privileged information for personal advantage.

  4. Publisher’s Responsibilities:

    • The publisher shall ensure that good practice is maintained to the standards outlined above.
    • The publisher is committed to ensuring that commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

By adhering to these guidelines, The Finnish Quarterly for History of Technology aims to maintain the integrity of the academic record and the trust of the scholarly community.