It is published biannually by the Centre for Ibsen Studies at the University of Oslo.
It was originally published annually under the title Ibsenårbok by Universitetsforlaget from 1952 to 1988.
From 1988 to 2000, it was published by Universitetsforlaget as Contemporary approaches to Ibsen.
Since 2000, it has been published under the title Ibsen Studies by Taylor & Francis (Routledge) on behalf of the Centre for Ibsen Studies.
It includes contributions from historians as well as literary and theatre scholars.