Idunn M. J. Abelsnes

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Idunn M. J. Abelsnes was the editor of RISS from 2023 to 2025. One of her main goals with the journal was to foster engagement with archaeology and to maintain RISS as a hub connecting the archaeological academic community and archaeology students. She aimed to further develop RISS and continue elevating the journal to even higher standards, both academically and aesthetically. At the same time, it was important to her to preserve the versatile character of RISS by including both professionals and students. Another key goal she emphasized was contributing to the social community among archaeology students at the University of Bergen (UiB). Under her leadership, RISS gained an even more prominent position in the Norwegian archaeological community, partly through its presence at events such as NAM (det Norske Arkeologmøtet) and NASK (Norsk Arkeologisk Studentkonferanse). Under Idunn’s leadership, both the editorial team and the amount of content in the issues grew significantly. RISS’ aesthetic profile was also sharpened and made more consistent across the issues.

Issues edited by Idunn M. J. Abelsnes: