Aberdeen Historical Review: Call for Papers (April 2024)

We are thrilled to invite current students at the University of Aberdeen (including the class of 2025), who have produced Level 3 or 4 history essays, to submit their first-class essays for the consideration of AHR. Accepted papers will be published in the second issue of the third AHR volume (2024). The journal is open access and will be available on this website (here).

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•  Essays that received a first-class mark of the equivalent of A1-A5 on the Common Grading Scale in a Level 3 or 4 courses at the University of Aberdeen and feature the use of historical methods are eligible for the consideration of publication in AHR.
• The editors may consider the submission of essays based on academic presentations (e.g., at conferences or society events). In this case, authors must provide a letter of reference from an academic member of the University in support of the submitted essay.
• The essay length must be 2,500 to 5,000 words (including footnotes, excluding bibliography).

• Authors are required to disclose the mark the essay received, the name of the course coordinator, and the course code in your submission email.
• Authors are encouraged to apply changes suggested by the markers before submitting their work to the AHR.
• To ensure a fair, blind peer-review process, please remove any identifying elements from the essay (e.g. your name, student identification number, email addresses, etc.).
• Authors of accepted essays will receive suggested revisions from anonymous peer-reviewers. 
• Submitted essays must be in an MS Word format.
• Authors will be expected to apply the MHRA style before submission.

 Please submit your essays to info@abdnhistory.co.uk by 22nd April 2024 5pm.

For more details regarding copyright, the AHR style guide, members of the editorial board, etc., refer to the Aberdeen Historical Review's About Page, or contact us through the email address above.