Australian Historical Studies, formerly known asHistorical Studies: Australia and New Zealand (1940–1967) andHistorical Studies (1967–1987),[1] is one of the oldest historical journals in Australia.[2] The oldest historical journal in Australia is theJournal of the Royal Australian Historical Society which commenced publication in March 1906.Australian Historical Studies is regarded, amongst others, as one of the country's leading journals of Australian history.[3][4]
The journal was first published in 1940 by theUniversity of Melbourne's Department of History[2] asHistorical Studies: Australia and New Zealand, continuing under that name until 1967, when it adopted the nameHistorical Studies. In 1988 it took on its present name.[1]
In 2003,Patricia Grimshaw was president,Joy Damousi was editor, andDavid Lowe was a member of the editorial board.[5]
Between 2012 and 2015,Christina Twomey andCatharine Coleborne co-editedAustralian Historical Studies, after which Twomey was appointed chair of the Board managing the journal.[6]
Australian Historical Studies is a fullyrefereed journal, with coverage extends to all aspects of Australia's past, including how it is represented in museums and galleries;oral history;conservation of cultural heritage,archaeology,family and other histories. It also includes thepolitical history,social history andcultural history of Australia, theAustralian labour movement, the history offeminism in Australia, and other issues such as historicalimmigration to Australia,military history of Australia and thehistory of sport in Australia.[2]
It is published quarterly byTaylor & Francis, both in print (ISSN: 1031-461X) and online (ISSN: 1940–5049),[1] and publishes both original and previously unpublished content.[4] Its Standard Journal Abbreviation (ISO 4) isAust. Hist. Stud.[7]
The editors for the 2017–2020 term are Lisa Ford of theUniversity of New South Wales and David Andrew Roberts of theUniversity of New England.[8][3]
The journal is abstracted by a large number of services, including theAustralian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS);British Humanities Index;Historical Abstracts;Humanities International Index;International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance; andSCOPUS (Elsevier).[1]