The journal was published until 1967 under the full title Konsthistorisk tidskrift: revy för konst och konstforskning.

[1] Konsthistoriska sällskapet, the Society of Art Historians, was founded in 1914 on the initiative of Osvald Sirén, J.

[4] At the annual meeting of Konsthistoriska sällskapet in 1931, the board of the Society proposed re-establishing a periodical of its own, as despite the merits of [Tidskrift för konstvetenskap], it has become apparent that it would be more suitable for the publication of the Society to be edited from Stockholm, as most art historical authors and most members live here, and it must, additionally, be easier to satisfy the interests of art history and the art collectors in all parts of the country with Stockholm as the base.

[7] The journal originally had an editorial group consisting of an ansvarig utgivare ("publisher", the person responsible for the publication under Tryckfrihetsförordningen, the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act) and one or several redaktör[er] ("editor[s]").

[10] The European Reference Index for the Humanities classifies Konsthistorisk tidskrift as a category "A" journal in the field of Art, Architectural and Design History (2008).