The American Historical Review

History

Founded in 1895, The American Historical Review was a joint effort between the history departments at Cornell University and at Harvard University, modeled on The English Historical Review and the French Revue historique, "for the promotion of historical studies, the collection and preservation of historical documents and artifacts, and the dissemination of historical research." Plans to establish a journal were initiated during the American Historical Association meeting in December 1894. At a conference in April 1895, 26 historians from a diverse group of North American universities set out the main guidelines and structure of the journal.

The motivation was to create a journal of history that was more rigorous and scientific than existing historical magazines. It was created at a time when the number of American university historians had increased substantially, with many of them being trained at German universities. In Europe, they had been exposed to rigorous academic journals in history, such as Historische Zeitschrift and Revue Historique.

Staff and editors

The editorial offices are located at the American Historical Association headquarters in Washington D.C., where a small staff produces the publication. The journal is overseen by a board of editors and a team of associate review editors.

From the October 2007 issue until 2011, the journal was published by the University of Chicago Press. As of 2023, the journal has been published by the Oxford University Press.

The editorial board of the AHR is composed of scholars who represent all fields of historical study.

References

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