Study title

Amateur Researchers as Authors of Finnish Academic Journals 1841-1939

Dataset ID Number

FSD3759

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3759
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3759

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Lilja, Johanna (University of Helsinki. National Library of Finland)

Abstract

The dataset contains information on the status and roles of authors of Finnish scholarly journals in the period 1841-1939. It contains data from articles published by the oldest Finnish learned societies that accepted amateurs as members, namely the Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica (SFFF), the Finnish Literature Society (SKS) and the Finnish Antiquarian Society (SMY).

The SFFF publications include Acta Botanica Fennica, Acta Societatis pro fauna et flora Fennica, Acta Zoologica Fennica, Meddelanden af Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica and Notiser ur Sällskapets pro Fauna et Flora Fennica förhandlingar. SMY's publications include the journal of the Finnish Antiquarian Society and SKS's publications include Suomi. Kirjoituksia isän-maallisista aineista (Finland: Writings on patriotic subjects).

The data of the publications are in their own tabs in the data file. For some publications, the data are divided by period into several tabs. The following information has been collected from articles in scholarly journals: volume, year of publication, author's name, author's role (academic researcher, student, amateur, unknown), author's status (e.g. information on author's education, degrees and professions) and data sources (e.g. registers of the University of Helsinki, the Finnish National Bibliography and minutes of associations). Additionally, information on the abbreviations used and the proportions of different author roles are also collected in tabs.

Keywords

authors; history; hobbies; learned societies; periodicals; research workers; students

Topic Classification

• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• History (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (A) openly available for all users without registration (CC BY 4.0).

Data Collector

• Lilja, Johanna (University of Helsinki. National Library of Finland)

Funders

• Finnish Cultural Foundation

Time Period Covered

1841 – 1939

Collection Dates

2011 – 2023

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Media unit: Text

Individual

Universe

Articles based on original research published in Finnish academic journals with the author's name 1841-1939

Time Method

Time series

Data Sources

Saareste, Andrus. https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrus_Saareste

Eesti biograafiline andmebaas ISIK. http://www2.kirmus.ee/biblioserver/isik/index.php?id=513

Haapasaari, Matti. Kirjeitä pastori Kyyhkyselle "...ja sitten me otettaisiin ja kerättäisiin". Kuopion Luonnontieteellinen museo 1998

Helsingin yliopisto. Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1640-1852, Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1640-1852 (helsinki.fi), https://ylioppilasmatrikkeli.fi/

Helsingin yliopisto. Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1853-1899, Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1853-1899 (helsinki.fi), https://ylioppilasmatrikkeli.fi/1853-1899/

Hirvonen, Maija. Suomen Kirjailijat 1809-1916: Pienoiselämäkerrat, Teosbibliografiat, Tutkimusviitteet=Finlands Författare 1809-1916: Kortbiografier, Verkförteckningar, Litteraturhänvisningar=Writers in Finland 1809-1916: Concise Biographies, Bibliographies, Research References. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1993.

Kansallisbiografia, https://kansallisbiografia.fi/

Kuka kukin on. Aikalaiskirja=Who is who in Finland. 1954. http://runeberg.org/kuka/1954/0188.html

Havu, Ilmari ja Paavo Ravila. Otavan Iso Tietosanakirja: Encyclopaedia Fennica. 5. 2. painos. Helsinki: Otava, 1960.

Saalas, Uunio. Puoli vuosisataa suomalaista luonnontiedettä. Suomalaisen Eläin- ja Kasvitieteellisen Seuran Vanamon toiminta 1896—1946. Otava 1946

Sulkunen, Irma. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura 1831-1892. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura 2004, 140

Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1900-1907

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The data contain information on articles based on original research published in academic journals of the learned societies with the author's name. In addition, information on the the authors' backgrounds has been collected from various sources.

Collection Mode

Compilation/Synthesis

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Secondary data collection guide

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

1.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Lilja, Johanna (University of Helsinki): Amateur Researchers as Authors of Finnish Academic Journals 1841-1939 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2023-10-27). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3759; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3759

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Lilja, Johanna (2023). Amatööritutkijat suomalaisten tieteellisten lehtien kirjoittajina 1841-1939. Historiallinen Aikakauskirja 121:3, 256-268.