Call for Papers — Lincoln Special Issue
The Journal of American History is calling for papers related to any aspect of Abraham Lincoln’s life and career. The JAH will use the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth to reconsider the sixteenth...
View ArticleDavid 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...
View ArticleLouis Pelzer Memorial Award
The Louis Pelzer Memorial Award, for the best essay in American history submitted by a graduate student, was given to Sarah Keyes of the University of Southern California for her essay “‘Like a...
View ArticleBinkley-Stephenson Award
The Binkley-Stephenson Award, for the best scholarly article published in the Journal of American History during the preceding calendar year, was presented to Kate Masur for her article “‘A Rare...
View ArticleJAH article wins Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award.
The 2007 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award, for outstanding achievement in writing on U.S. Army history, was won by Beth Bailey for her “The Army in the Marketplace: Recruiting an...
View ArticleJAH article wins Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Article Prize.
The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Article Prize, for the best article published in 2007 by a woman in any area of history, was won by Andrea Friedman for her “The Strange Career of Annie...
View ArticleInterchange: The Promise of Digital History.
Due to wide spread interest, we have posted the September 2008 “Interchange” conversation. This discussion took place over the course of several months in the winter of 2008.
View ArticleThelen 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...
View ArticleSubmit 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...
View ArticleJAH Position Opening
The JAH is seeking an associate editor whose primary responsibilities will be to copy edit and proofread material that appears in the Journal. Qualified applicants will have a strong background in...
View ArticleVolume Index
The Journal of American History has discontinued the printed version of our index. The JAH index is available to the public free of charge online at...
View ArticleArticle Submissions
Starting June 1, 2009, all articles submitted to the Journal of American History must include an abstract. This abstract must be on a separate page from the body of the article and may not be longer...
View ArticleJAH Podcast
In December 2008 the Journal of American History launched a podcast section of our Web site (http://www.journalofamericanhistory.org/podcast/). The second of our podcasts features a conversation...
View ArticleAwards
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...
View ArticleSpecial Issue: Lincoln at 200
On the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, this special issue brings together an international collection of scholars to debate the legacy and the future of Lincoln studies. It features articles...
View ArticleRequest for Proposals
The Organization of American Historians is requesting bids for the publication services listed below. Please see the complete Request for Proposals (RFP) for more detailed information on the services...
View ArticleCall 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,...
View ArticleDecember Issue
The December issue of the Journal was mailed on December 30th. We appologize for the delay.
View ArticleJAH Printing Error
Due to a printing error, the March 2010 Journal of American History is missing 36 pages which should have appeared immediately following the volume index on page 1285. A complete, reprinted edition of...
View Article
