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Advertising in the publications of the American Historical Association provides you with the best opportunity for reaching historians and history teachers in the United States. With more than 12,000 individual and institutional members, AHA is the only organization that brings together historians specializing in every period, geographic region, and topic of history. Through its scholarly and professional activities, the AHA represents the broad diversity of the historical enterprise today. Over 60% of the Association's members are professors of history, with the remainder consisting of students, K-12 teachers, administrators, independent scholars, public historians, museum professionals, and history enthusiasts.
Promote your publications, products, and services by advertising in one of the AHA’s publications, by exhibiting at our annual meeting, or by renting the AHA’s mailing list for your own direct-mail campaigns. Please note that all advertising with the American Historical Association is subject to the Policy on Exhibits, Advertisements, Mailing List Rentals, and Sales.
About Perspectives on History:
Perspectives on History is the newsmagazine of the American Historical Association and is the principal source for news and information about the discipline of history. Since 1962, Perspectives has cultivated the community of historians and promoted our work by publishing articles and commentary on all aspects of the historical discipline. The print magazine and its online presence showcase work by historians working in various professional settings.
The print edition is published monthly and online from September to May, with online-only articles in Perspectives Daily published regularly year round. A print subscription is available only with AHA membership. Perspectives is also available in e-book and PDF versions.
Almost 15,000.
College and university professors, and K–12 teachers of history; historical administrators; editors; museum professionals; publishers; librarians; and students of history.
Nine times per year; monthly, September–May. Perspectives on History accepts—subject to conformity with advertisement policies of the AHA—classified advertisements (for history jobs, fellowships, and miscellaneous products and services related to historians) and print advertisements for these as well as other items of interest to readers (such as books, films, television programs, lists of new faculty, conference announcements, and so on).
Cover 4
8.625 x 11.125 inches
Cost: $2,200 (plus $150 optional design fee)
Covers 2 & 3
8.625 x 11.125 inches
Cost: $2,050 (plus $150 optional design fee)
Full Page
8.625 x 11.125 inches
Cost: $1,200 (plus $150 optional design fee)
Half Page
6.875 x 4.5 inches
Cost: $850 (plus $75 optional design fee)
Quarter Page
3.0 x 4.5 inches
Cost: $475 (plus $40 optional design fee)
Ink
Perspectives on History is produced in 4-colors.
All print-ready ads, art, and logos must be PDF (exported to Print Quality, PDF/X-1a:2001; high resolution CMYK) or JPG (300 dpi or greater). Please contact us for questions or help.
Paper Stock
Perspectives on History is printed on 50# Gloss paper.
Classified Ads
Online ads submitted through the AHA Career Center can be printed in Perspectives on History for a small additional fee: 1 issue: $50 members/$75 nonmembers; 2 issues: $75 members/$100 nonmembers; 3 issues: $100 members/$125 nonmembers.
Issue |
Deadline to Reserve Print Ads |
Deadline to Submit Print Ads |
May 2023 |
March 13, 2023 |
March 27, 2023 |
September 2023 |
July 17, 2023 |
July 31, 2023 |
October 2023 |
August 14, 2023 |
August 28, 2023 |
November 2023 |
September 11, 2023 |
September 25, 2023 |
December 2023 |
October 16, 2023 |
October 23, 2023 |
January 2024 |
November 13, 2023 |
November 27, 2023 |
February 2024 |
December 11, 2023 |
December 26, 2023 |
March 2024 |
January 16, 2024 |
January 29, 2024 |
April 2024 |
February 12, 2024 |
February 26, 2024 |
May 2024 |
March 11, 2024 |
March 25, 2024 |
Online-only advertisements will appear on the Perspectives on History home page.
Specs: 210x160px. You may also send a URL that the image will link to when clicked. For legibility reasons, please limit text on the image to 25 words or fewer.
Cost: $425 for one month (plus $40 optional design fee) (additional months available at 25% off)
These advertisements will appear in our monthly Perspectives Newsletter. This email newsletter goes to all AHA members and an additional list of subscribers, for a total circulation of 12,000. The Perspectives Newsletter has a 40% open rate. For more information contact perspectives@historians.org.
Specs: The image should be submitted in PNG or JPG format with a minimum resolution of 72 ppi/dpi. The width of the ad space is 250 px and the height can be no more than 320px. You may also send a URL that the image will link to when clicked. For legibility reasons, please limit text on the image to 25 words or fewer.
Cost: $1,000 for one newsletter (plus $40 optional design fee) (additional newsletters available at 25% off).
Ad bundles: Advertisers who purchase two or more ads receive 25% off the second and subsequent ads of equal or lesser value if purchased together, across Perspectives on History, the Perspectives newsletter and website, and Fortnightly News.
Agencies: Ad agencies receive a 15% discount per ad.
To reserve advertising space and to upload copy, please go to the AHA advertising submission form. Camera-ready ads, art, and logos must be PDF, exported to Print Quality, PDF/X-1a:2001 with fonts embedded, or a JPG file with resolution of 300 dpi or greater. Please contact us for questions or help. If your ad is not camera-ready, we can provide typesetting and layout services for a small fee (see above).
This is for display (box) ads in the print issue and for digital ads only. See below to submit online job ads and print classified ads.
Please email advertising@historians.org for information about Perspectives on History print or digital ads.
Online ads posted through the AHA Career Center can be printed in Perspectives on History by choosing the issue dates on the Job Posting Enhancement page during purchase. Classified ad deadlines may be different from those listed above; see the Products and Rates page for details. Contact Liz Townsend with questions.