The UVM History Review offers two kinds of special opportunities for UVM students. Students can participate in the process of editing and producing the Review itself, learning how a scholarly journal comes into being. They can also submit a paper related to history for consideration by the Board of Editors of the Review, gaining experience in the process of critical peer review and revision for publication.
Participate in a student-run and produced scholarly journal: The UVM History Review is sponsored by the History Department and is entirely student run. A History Department faculty member serves as an advisor, providing guidance on the editorial process, on the layout, and on publication. Students serving on the Board of Editors formulate editorial policy, undertake the constructive review of each manuscript, and offer detailed suggestions for revision to each author. They then read each revised manuscript, transpose it to digital format, design the layout and illustrations in the Review, and finally send it along to the printer.
Those students who participate in this aspect of the Review gain a complete picture of what is involved in the publishing of a real history journal.
Experience contributing to a schoarly journal: For those students who choose to participate by submitting a manuscript, the experience is one of learning just what is involved in turning an initial written piece into a publishable product. Each author needs to meet the editorial criteria of this peer reviewed journal. They receive constructive criticism, decide how they will respond to that criticism, make their own revisions, and re-submit the manuscript. Successful revisions lead to publication.
Respected and recognized review: The UVM History Review has been well regarded by student and faculty historians, by the UVM community, and by professional historians nationally. The Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society in History, a national organization of professional historians, graduate and undergraduate students, has twice awarded The UVM History Review first place among all of the student history journals published by all of the history departments in the U.S. The award is the Gerald D. Nash Prize. In addition to recognition in the Phi Alpha Theta national journal, The Historian, the prize awards $250.00 to help continue the publication of the Review at UVM.
The UVM History department takes pride in this student publication. It is available free of charge to our students. Parents of UVM students, and UVM alumni have also taken a special interest in The UVM History Review.
Contact: For further information, please contact Professor Sean Field.
The History Review is currently accepting fall submissions for the upcoming 2010 edition starting Septebmer 15, 2009. The Review is a student run organization, which seeks to publish a diverse array of well-researched and well-crafted historical essays from both undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of their departmental affiliation. Our goal is to encourage the representation and sharing of outstanding historical scholarship with the whole of the UVM community.
Submissions should pertain to a historical topic, have been written for a completed or current course at UVM, and adhere to the following guidelines:
Papers should be submitted as an attachment, and sent via email to Professor Nicosia at francis.nicosia@uvm.edu. All emails should include the subject heading "History Review Submission" and the body of the email should list the author's full name, email address, local address and local telephone or cell number. Please note that all submissions, when viewed by the editorial board, are anonymous. The last day to submit an essay or book review is October 2, 2009. Authors with articles nominated for publication by the editorial board will be notified by October 16th. It is expected that all articles nominated for publication must first undergo a thorough review by all members of the editorial board. If deemed necessary, the board may request that the author make minor or major revisions to his or her work before being published. Individuals interested in submitting their work should carefully consider their willingness to complete these revisions. Revised papers will be resubmitted to the editorial board, which will make the final decision regarding publication. For all additional inquiries, please contact either Professor Nicosia or Michelle Magin, Senior Editor, at michelle.magin@uvm.edu.
We look forward to your submissions!
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