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: $2,175 (plus $150 optional design fee)

Covers 2 & 3

8.625 x 11.125 inches

Cost: $2,030 (plus $150 optional design fee)

Full Page

8.625 x 11.125 inches

Cost: $1,170 (plus $150 optional design fee)

Half Page

6.875 x 4.5 inches

Cost: $830 (plus $75 optional design fee)

Quarter Page

3.0 x 4.5 inches

Cost: $450 (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.

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: $400 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: $1000 for one newsletter (plus $40 optional design fee) (additional newsletters available at 25% off).

New advertisers: Get 50% off your first ad in Perspectives on History (print, digital, or newsletter) or Fortnightly News, plus 25% off additional ads if purchased together.

Ad bundles: Buy one ad in Perspectives on History (print, digital, or newsletter) or Fortnightly News and get a second ad in one of these publications for 25% off. All print and digital ads in these publications (including your first ad) are 25% off if you buy three or more at once. Bundling across all four platforms is encouraged and will help your ads reach a larger audience.

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.