Chicago partners with AHA to publish American Historical Review

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For Immediate Release: June 18, 2007

Chicago Journals partners with American Historical Association to
publish American Historical Review

The University of Chicago Press and the American Historical
Association (AHA) are pleased to announce a new cooperative
agreement to publish the American Historical Review. Since its
inception in 1895, the American Historical Review has been the
journal of record for the historical profession, maintaining and
expanding its original breadth of coverage to include all fields
of history.

"Fostering and disseminating scholarship in all fields of history
has been the highest priority of the American Historical
Association since its founding in 1884," said Arnita A. Jones,
Executive Director of the AHA. "We now look forward to enhancing
this tradition by joining with the University of Chicago Press,
whose long commitment to excellence in scholarship parallels our
own."

The AHA was chartered by an act of Congress in 1889 to oversee
and protect the historiographical legacy of the United States.
The American Historical Review has been self-published for the
last thirty-eight years and is the only journal to bring together
scholarship from every major field of historical study, featuring=
scholarly articles that have an appeal beyond a particular
specialty and reviews of books and films determined to be of
greatest relevance to professional historians.

"In selecting a Press to represent the American Historical Review
we sought an institution with an impeccable scholarly reputation
and a deep commitment to scholarly journals.  The University of
Chicago Press is outstanding on both counts. Indeed, in this age
of increasing commercialization even in academic publishing,
Chicago's list of books and journals continues to impress the
community of scholars with the seriousness of its titles," wrote
Robert A. Schneider (Indiana University), Editor of the American
Historical Review. "The editors and staff of the AHR are looking
forward to a long and fruitful relationship with the University
of Chicago Press, a relationship that will be a credit to both
institutions."

"We are very pleased and honored to be selected to publish the
American Historical Review. The partnership between the AHA and
Chicago Journals reflects a shared dedication to providing
lasting scholarship that is accessible and discoverable, both
today and for generations to come," said Nawin Gupta, Journals
Division Manager, University of Chicago Press.

The American Historical Review will be published by Chicago
Journals from the October 2007 issue, with five issues per year.
A comprehensive archive of articles dating back to the journal's
inception will be available on Chicago Journals Online,
www.journals.uchicago.edu.

About the American Historical Association: The American
Historical Association (AHA) is a nonprofit membership
organization founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889
for the promotion of historical studies, the collection and
preservation of historical documents and artifacts, and the
dissemination of historical research. As the largest historical
society in the United States, the AHA provides leadership and
advocacy for the profession, fights to ensure academic freedom,
monitors professional standards, spearheads essential research in
the field, and provides resources and services to help its
members succeed. The AHA serves more than 14,000 history
professionals, representing every historical period and
geographical area.

About the University of Chicago Press: Founded in 1891, the
University of Chicago Press is the largest American university
press. The Journals Division publishes periodicals and serials in
a wide range of disciplines, including several journals that were
the first scholarly publications in their respective fields.
Online since 1995, the Journals Division has also been a pioneer
in electronic publishing, delivering original, peer-reviewed
research from international scholars to a worldwide audience.

Contacts:
The American Historical Association
Robert Townsend / 202-544-2422  x118 / rtownsend@historians.org

The University of Chicago Press
Suzanne Wu / 773-834-0386 / swu@press.uchicago.edu

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