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Submission Guidelines
How to Submit an Article
- Make sure your article is in an acceptable format. We can accept articles in Microsoft Word. If you use a word-processing program other than Microsoft Word, look for an "export" or "save as" option in your program to save it as an RTF file.
- Chicago style formatting is preferred.
- Your article should be 5000-8000 words.
- Write an abstract for your article. It can be a maximum of 250 words. Please also select keywords. These are words that will help a user locate your article through a search.
- Submit your article by clicking the "Submit an Article" button on the sidebar, and follow the directions provided. Alternatively, email your article to Journal@history.ucla.edu. Include in an email message the following things: abstract; keywords; and name, affiliation (department and university), and email address for each author.
- If you have any questions, contact Journal@history.ucla.edu.
How to Submit a Book Review
- Make sure your book review is in an acceptable format. We can accept book reviews in Microsoft Word. If you use a word-processing program other than Microsoft Word, look for an "export" or "save as" option in your program to save it as an RTF file.
- In most cases, your review should examine a single book that has been published recently in any field of history or related disciplines. Your review should be 500-1000 words. You can also submit a book review article that examines three titles of similar theme, methodology, author or field. Book review articles should be 1500-3000 words.
- Email the editors at Journal@history.ucla.edu to request a book for review.
- Email your book review to Journal@history.ucla.edu. Include in an email message name, affiliation (department and university), and email address for each author.