2024-05-062024-05-06https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/53807<h2> Submission Guidelines</h2> <p>We accept submissions in three categories: essays or book reviews based on secondary sources, essays based on primary sources, and miscellaneous historical reflections. Essay submissions must be historical, academic pieces with a clear thesis, analysis and support. But for historical reflections, we also encourage students to submit reflective writing pieces on the study of history, or what history means to them. This section of the journal is particularly open-ended to students. You may submit pieces that were assigned as part of coursework or essays done independently if they fit the academic criteria.</p> <h2></h2> <h2></h2> <h2>Review Process</h2> <p> Upon receiving each submission, the editorial board will decide on the appropriateness of the piece for the journal and will then solicit feedback from an outside reviewer. The author’s name and identifying information will be removed from the submission to allow the reviewer to concentrate only on the content. Based upon the feedback from the outside reviewer, whose identifying information will remain unknown to the author, the editorial board will decide whether to publish the piece. We will then send a notification to the author, indicating that their article will 1) be published as is; 2) require minor revisions; 3) require major revisions; 4) not be published in the journal at this time.</p><p>Founded in 2016 by members of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society, the UMass History Journal is devoted to showcasing the diverse historical work of undergraduate students. This publication will include essays, book reviews, and historical reflections written either within or outside the framework of undergraduate courses. Authors may be history majors, minors, or non-majors who have interests in the study of history. </p><h2>Submission Checklist</h2> <p></p> <p>1) All text, including headings, sub-headings, notes, and references, is set in a standard 12-point type, such as Times or Times New Roman, and the text is double-spaced with a 1-inch margin on all sides.</p> <p>2) The piece should conform to proper, standard English grammar as described in <em>Elements of Style</em></p> <p>3) References/citations should conform to <em>The Chicago Manual of Style</em></p> <p>3) The piece is no longer than 7,000 words with footnotes and references included.</p> <p>4) The abstract is no more than 150 words.</p> <p>5) There are no URLs located in the main text when used in a bibliographical sense (although names such as Amazon.com are acceptable). URLs should be relocated to endnotes or the reference list.</p> <p>6) Manuscript has been copyedited by the author.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <h2>Style Points and Mechanics</h2> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Quotation Marks</p> <p></p> <p>Double quotation marks should be used for in-text quotations, direct speech, and publication titles, and also for constructed terms or concepts, for ironic effect, or for authorial commentary. In all cases, a period or comma precedes the closing double quotation mark. Citations and Bibliography</p> <p>Notes</p> <p>Notes should be presented as footnotes and full bibliographic information should appear at first citation. Citations should conform to the Chicago Manual of Style citation system. Please consult the Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide for reference. Any acknowledgments should be placed as an unnumbered note before the Notes section.</p> <p>Note reference superscripts should be in Arabic numerals (1,2,3 etc.) not Roman numerals.</p> <p>URLs should not be located in the main text when used in a bibliographical sense. URLs should be relocated to endnotes or the reference list.</p> <p>Please refer to the Purdue Online Writing Lab's guide to the Chicago Manual of Style for examples and detailed descriptions. See also this list of examples prepared by the UMass History Journal.</p>Founded in 2016 by members of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society, the UMass History Journal is devoted to showcasing the diverse historical work of undergraduate students. This publication includes essays, book reviews, and historical reflections written either within or outside the framework of undergraduate courses. Authors may be history majors, minors, or non-majors who have interests in the study of history.Contents Who Can Submit? 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