The Arctic Yearbook 2015 was launched on Friday, October 16, 2015 during the US Arctic Circle Reception, hosted by the US embassy in Iceland. The event took place during the third Arctic Circle Assembly (Reykjavik, 16-18 October 2015).

The full publication is available free of charge on the Arctic Yearbook website, created and hosted by the Arctic Portal.

The Arctic Yearbook is edited by Lassi Heininen (Editor) with Heather Exner-Pirot and Joël Plouffe (Managing Editors) and is an activity of the UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security and UArctic Institute Northern Research Forum.

The theme of this year's edition of the Yearbook is Arctic Governance and Governing.

The online version of the Arctic Yearbook is complete and is hosted and supported by the Arctic Portal.