Essays in History accepts manuscripts in all areas of History. The journal also welcomes historical work from authors based in other disciplines.
Manuscripts are to be written in English, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, with margins of one inch on all sides, and saved in Microsoft Word format.
We expect that all submissions be original work, not published elsewhere or under consideration for publication elsewhere. We accept submissions only in the late autumn and early winter, for publication in the following summer. Our deadline for submissions for the 2012 issue was December 15, 2011.
Authors should submit their work as e-mail attachments to essaysinhistory@virginia.edu. Authors who prefer to submit manuscripts by post should contact the editorial staff first.
General Information for Authors of Article Submissions:
Anyone who is interested in submitting an article for consideration must first contact Essays in History via e-mail at essaysinhistory@virginia.edu. Please send us your current c.v. and a one-hundred word long abstract describing the work that you would like to submit.
All citations shall be in the form of footnotes (numbered consecutively throughout the text). We adhere to the citation guidelines set forth in The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
The editors prefer to work with manuscripts that are between 4,000 and 9,000 words in length (approximately 15 to 35 pages), not counting notes, tables, and charts.
The author’s name shall appear only on the cover sheet and not in the body of the submission. All pages in the submission shall be numbered consecutively.
All articles proceed through a “double-blind” peer review process, in addition to review by the editorial board.
For further questions, please contact the editors at essaysinhistory@virginia.edu.
General Information for Authors of Book Review Submissions:
We ask that authors contact the editorial staff prior to their submission in order to determine the monograph to be reviewed. We do not have a set list of titles, so reviewers are free to submit a potential title of their own choice to the editors. Works selected for review are generally monographs published within one year prior to the given journal issue (e.g., book reviews published in our 2012 issue are of monographs published no earlier than 2011).
Reviews should start with title of the work, followed by a period, then the name(s) of the author(s)/editor(s), followed by the location of the publication, the publisher, and the date of publication, followed by the number of pages of the publication, followed by the format(s) of the publication as well as the price(s).
An example:
Worries of the Heart: Widows, Family, and Community in Kenya. By Kenda Mutongi (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007). Pp. 272. Cloth, $50.00. Paper, $20.00.
All reviews should end with the reviewer’s name and institutional affiliation.
Reviews should be at least 500 words in length. There is no upper word limit. Reviews should concentrate on the work at hand and focus on the author’s argument, the evidence used to support it, and how it fits within the historiography of the relevant field(s). Reviewers should ensure that their submissions concentrate on the book being reviewed, with references to other works only when necessary.
Quotations from the book under review should be cited parenthetically, with the page number. Citations to outside works, which should be used sparingly, should employ a footnote and standard Chicago format.
Essays in History also publishes quarterly reviews in January, April, July, and October. These reviews typically examine two to three recent books on a particular historical topic, such as the "German Question." If you are interested in writing a quarterly review, please contact the editors directly. We will accept submissions for quarterly reviews throughout the year and will publish one each quarter.
For further questions, please contact the editors at essaysinhistory@virginia.edu.
General Information for Authors of "Digital Discourse" Submissions:
Essays in History also is looking for authors to contribute to our new media section titled "Digital Discourse." We have two types of new media, a blog that covers new websites and initiatives in digital history as well as a section called "History Today" that looks at current issues from an historical perspective. If you would be interested in submitting such a piece, please contact the editors at essaysinhistory@virginia.edu.
