The Journal of Record for the Historical Discipline

The AHR History Lab is a new, experimental space in the middle of the journal featuring collective projects that seek to reimagine how we approach historical practice in terms of content, form, and method.

Find information on article and digital media submissions and proposals for the AHR History Lab and #AHRSyllabus project.

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Call for Pitches: ’76 Objects: A Special Issue of the AHR

As the United States prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the American Historical Review invites pitches for a new project, ’76 Objects: A Special Issue of the American Historical Review, to be published in June 2026.

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Join the AHR at AHA25

Excited for the 2025 AHA annual meeting? Check out the sessions that feature or are organized by the American Historical Review.

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#AHRSyllabus

The #AHRSyllabus is a collaborative project designed to help teachers and students look "under the hood" at how historians in the early 21st century do the work of history. Each contribution to the syllabus features a practical hands-on teaching module that foregrounds innovative uses of historical method in the classroom.

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Reviews

The American Historical Review publishes approximately 650 reviews annually, aiming to represent all fields of historical scholarship. Learn more about our reviews process, read our FAQ, and submit your information for our reviewer database.

Advance Articles: Forum on Scholarship and Peace Activism

The March 2025 issue of the AHR features a Forum on Scholarship and Peace Activism, providing peace scholars and practitioners an opportunity to discuss the complex relationship among peace, history, and activism. The forum has been made available as advanced access; the articles can be accessed on the Oxford University Press website.

History in Focus

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Histories of Resilience
In December 2024 the American Historical Review published its inaugural special issue. Titled “Histories of Resilience,” it features eighteen scholars...

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BONUS: AfriWetu Host Mona Nyambura Muchemi
A conversation with AfriWetu host and creator Mona Nyambura Muchemi. We talk...

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AfriWetu on Dihya Al Kahina
In this second installment from our collaboration with African history podcast AfriWetu, Mona, with...

Past AHR Issues

Access past issues of the AHR, the journal of record for the historical discipline since 1895. The AHR publishes field transforming articles and contributions that reimagine historical practice and teaching. In its second century of continuous publication, the AHR strives to be the leading forum for new historical research, while meeting the challenges of an ever-evolving digital age and an ever-expanding global community of scholars.

The AHR occasionally publishes special issues. More information about upcoming special issues coming soon.

Essays that highlight archival stories, off-beat discoveries, unexpected connections with other fields, as well as historians’ research experiences and their connection to the authors’ lives and stories.

Resources

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Perspectives on History

The newsmagazine of the American Historical Association.

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Advertise in the AHR

Visit the OUP's website for information on advertising in the AHR.

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Calls for Opportunities Calendar

Find upcoming calls for papers, conference proposals, and other activities.

Message To Our Members

AHA Members: To access the full text of articles, start at www.historians.org/myaha.

  1. Login with your email address and password.
  2. On the MY AHA page, scroll down in the white part of the page until you see the section AHA Publications on the left side.
  3. Click the link under that for American Historical Review at Oxford University Press.
  4. Next, click Continue to American Historical Review.
  5. On the Oxford site at https://academic.oup.com, you'll see a circle at the top right.
  6. Click on that and see Signed in as Institutional Account AHA Member Access.
  7. As long as you see those words you're logged in and can access all versions of the AHR articles.