Call for Papers

The Journal of American History is calling for papers that exemplify recent and important trends in North American borderlands history—broadly construed to include indigenous, imperial, transnational, interracial, and/or continental perspectives. The time period is open. We especially welcome research-based articles that expand the field’s conceptual, methodological, or disciplinary frameworks.

Selected articles will appear in the September 2011 issue. To be considered for publication, manuscripts must be received by June 4, 2010, and should not exceed 10,000 words (including notes).

Two hard copies with abstract pages included should be mailed to: Borderlands Issue, Journal of American History, 1215 East Atwater Ave., Bloomington, Indiana 47401-3703, usa. An electronic version should also be sent to: JAHMS@indiana.edu. Please indicate in the subject line that it is for the borderlands issue.

JAH Podcast

The Journal of American History has launched a podcast section of our Web site, where interviews with four Journal of American History authors, Julia C. Ott, Thomas W. Zeiler, James Meriwether, and Peniel Joesph are available. We will regularly be posting interviews with other JAH authors as well.

In the future, we hope also to bring you podcasts of conversations with award-winning authors of books on American history. Anyone may listen to and download these high-quality audio files for free.

Article Submissions

All articles submitted to the Journal of American History must now include an abstract. The abstract must be on a separate page from the body of the article and may not be longer than 500 words.

Submit or Update Your Reviewer Data Sheet

The JAH is always looking for qualified reviewers for books and articles. To make the best possible matches between reviewers and books or articles being reviewed, we need our reviewer information to be as complete and up to date as possible. It is crucial that prospective reviewers submit or update a JAH reviewer data sheet, which indicates areas of interest and publications and is available on our Web site.

Pelzer Award

The Pelzer Award Committee invites candidates for graduate degrees to submit essays for the Louis Pelzer Award competition. Essays may deal with any period or topic in the history of the United States. The winning essay will be published in the Journal of American History. In addition, the organization presents $500 to the winner. The deadline for entries for the 2011 competition is December 1, 2010.

For submission guidelines, see the OAH Web site. Manuscripts should be addressed to Pelzer Award Chair, Journal of American History, 1215 East Atwater Ave., Bloomington, Indiana 47401-3703, USA.

Thelen Award

The Organization of American Historians gives the David Thelen Award biennially to the best article on American history that has been published in a language other than English. The winning article will be published in translation in the Journal of American History. The deadline for entries published during 2009 and 2010 is May 2, 2011.

Please submit five copies of the entry, along with a one- or two-page essay in English explaining why the article is a significant and original contribution to our understanding of American history, to Thelen Award Chair, Journal of American History, 1215 East Atwater Ave., Bloomington, Indiana 47401-3703, USA.