 Front cover of the February 2018 edition | |
| Discipline | History |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Mark Philip Bradley |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1895–present |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (United States) |
| Frequency | Quarterly, 1895–1967, 2022–present; 5/year, 1967–2021 |
| 1.807 (2021) | |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | Am. Hist. Rev. |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L | |
| CODEN | AMHRA2 |
| ISSN | 0002-8762 (print) 1937-5239 (web) |
| LCCN | 05018244 |
| JSTOR | 00028762 |
| OCLC no. | 01830326 |
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The American Historical Review is a quarterly academichistory journal published byOxford University Press on behalf of theAmerican Historical Association, for which it is an official publication. It targets readers interested in all periods and facets ofhistory and has often been described as the premier journal ofAmerican history in the world.[1][2]
In the 2011Journal Citation Reports, theAHR had the highestimpact factor among all history journals.[3]
The journal publishes four issues per year, in March, June, September, and December with research articles, reviews, and other items. The acceptance rate for research article submissions is 8-10%. The journal publishes approximately 650 reviews per year.[4]
Founded in 1895,The American Historical Review was a joint effort between thehistory departments at Cornell University andat Harvard University, modeled onThe English Historical Review and the FrenchRevue historique,[5] "for the promotion of historical studies, the collection and preservation of historical documents and artifacts, and the dissemination of historical research."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.[6] 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.[6]
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.[6] In Europe, they had been exposed to rigorous academic journals in history, such asHistorische Zeitschrift andRevue Historique.[6]
The editorial offices are located at the American Historical Association headquarters in Washington DC, 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 theUniversity of Chicago Press. As of 2023, the journal has been published by theOxford University Press.[7]
The editorial board of theAHR is composed of scholars who represent all fields of historical study.[8][9]
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