The publication welcomes submissions of articles and book reviews on any subject germane to world history, including:

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• essays on the state of the field​

• case studies, or topical overviews which cross regional boundaries to examine such issues

• as gender, technology, demography, social structure, or political legitimacy​

• evaluation of curriculum and innovative instructional methodology

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The journal also seeks peer reviewers and scholars to review recently published titles in the field of world history.   In the past, peer reviewers have included past presidents of both the World History Association and the American Historical Association as well as master teachers at all levels of instruction.  Articles appear in the journal in various forms: as guest-edited “forums” devoted to topics such as “The American West in World History” or “The Vietnam War, Then and Now,” as submissions to open calls for papers, or in a section devoted to individual articles.  

 

World History Connected ​ is open-sourced (free), staff and contributors are not compensated for their work.   It is funded by individual contributions and organizations committed to advancing its goals.  It accepts no paid advertising. 

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Submission guidelines: World History Connected puts a premium on engaging writing. The journal wants articles that readers will enjoy enough to pass on to colleagues and to students. We want prose that is lively as well as informative. The journal’s peer reviewers are as adept at helping to enliven traditional academic journal writing (and chapters of theses and dissertations) as they are at encouraging professionalism in essays that may require it.

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All submissions are subject to double-blind peer review.  World History Connected reserves the right to decline to publish any submission. 

 

​Forums are curated by a guest editor, who may select edit, and arrange for the peer review of Forum articles they have chosen or obtained through a Call for Papers.  Past guest editors have included former presidents of the World History Association and a past president of the American Historical Association, Patrick Manning.  Those interested in serving as guest editor should contact the editor, Cynthia Ross, at cynthia.ross@etamu.edu. 

 

For further information on submissions and access to our submissions portal, please visit the webpage for World History Connected. 

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The World History Connected Article of the Year Prize will be awarded to an article published in the journal within the past year.   The winner will receive an award of $200, a one-year membership to the World History Association, and a formal certificate of recognition.   The award will be announced at the annual meeting of the World History Association.  

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World History Connected is published in digital form twice a year, in spring and fall.  Cynthia Ross, current World History Association vice president and chair of the WHA’s Program Committee, is editor of World History Connected, and serves as associate professor of history at East Texas A&M University. 

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The publication is a joint effort of the World History Association and George Mason University Press.  It receives publication support from East Texas A&M University.  It is supported by a foundational grant from the College Board.