Article Submission Guidelines
Where to Send Your Manuscript
Two paper copies of the manuscript should be sent to the Editor, Journal of American History, 1215 E. Atwater Ave., Bloomington, Indiana 47401. An electronic version should be submitted on a cd or dvd, along with the paper copies, or as an e-mail attachment sent to jahms at indiana dot edu.
Formatting
All text, including quotations and footnotes, should be prepared in double-spaced typescript according to The Chicago Manual of Style (University of Chicago Press). See the Journal’s style sheet for further details.
The electronic version should be in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, or Rich Text format (RTF).
Because submissions are evaluated anonymously, the author’s name should appear only on the title page. Please provide your full address, including e-mail, in all correspondence.
Length
Manuscripts, including footnotes, must not exceed 14,000 words.
Unpublished
A manuscript that has been published or that is currently under consideration for publication elsewhere in either article or book form should not be submitted. The Journal will not consider submissions that duplicate other published works in either wording or substance.
Copyright
Articles that are accepted become the property of the Organization of American Historians. The oah allows authors the free use of their materials as long as a decent interval elapses between publication in the Journal and subsequent publication.
