JOURNAL
Journal of the Western Society for French History
About
The Journal of the Western Society for French History, published from 1974 to 2015 as the Proceedings, is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal published in an open-access, online format with the Scholarly Publishing Office at the University of Michigan Library. JWSFH occupies a critical position in advancing scholarship and knowledge of France and the Francophone world.
The journal welcomes submissions from scholars of all backgrounds: it promulgates scholarship by established scholars, but also seeks to elevate the work of early-career researchers for whom a submission to JWSFH may be their first experience with the peer-review process or with publishing in a North American journal. The journal embraces scholarship engaging a wide variety of methodological and theoretical approaches as well as interdisciplinary angles.
In line with the Western Society for French History’s mission statement and ongoing work to promote diversity and equity within the profession, the journal is open access. As a result, the cutting-edge research that JWSFH publishes is available to scholars and students around the globe, without the limitations of a subscription or paywall. The Journal of the Western Society for French History and the Proceedings are indexed in Historical Abstracts; America: History and Life; PapersFirst; and ProceedingsFirst. Authors retain intellectual copyrights for their work.
Access the Journal and its archives here.
Co-Editors: Roxanne Panchasi, Meghan Roberts, and Andrew Daily
Current Issue: Volume 51 (2025)
Introduction
Roxanne Panchasi, Meghan Roberts, and Andrew M. Daily, Letter from the Editors
Articles
Richard D. Sonn, On the Road: Jewish Artists in Vichy France
Floriana Ceresato, Claudius La Roussarie: Un personnage hors-série
Roundtable
Linda L. Clark, Daniella Kostroun, Elinor Accampo, Sara L. Kimble, Jean Elizabeth Pedersen, and Karen Offen, Gendering French History: The Significance of Karen Offen’s Books on the Woman Question in France
Interventions
Dónal Hassett, Beyond the Tirailleur: Narrating and Mobilizing Colonial Experiences of the First World War in the French Empire
Terrence G. Peterson and Meghan K. Roberts, Andor (Season 2), or the French Resistance in Space
Notes on Sources
Hannah Frydman, The Vice Squad and the Fortune Teller
Jennifer Sessions, The Anxious Origins of a French Colonial Monument: The Duc d’Orléans in Algiers
Special Feature
Jean Beaman, Emily Marker, Mathias Valverde, JWSFH Mixtape: 2025 Edition
Statement
Nick Underwood, Letter from the President of the Western Society for French History
Information for Submission
The Journal of the Western Society for French History invites submissions from all scholars of France and the Francophone world.
JWSFH publishes single and collectively authored article-length pieces (4000-6000 words) that deal with all periods and subject areas of French and Francophone history, as well as clusters of articles that speak to a common theme. Authors interested in submitting articles longer than 6000 words should reach out to the editors in advance. We also welcome “Interventions” responding to emerging and developing events in the Francophone world (2000-2500 words); “Notes on Sources” (800-1000 words); multimedia projects; roundtables; conversations, etc.
Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the journal’s publication management system.
Peer Review: Publication in JWSFH involves an anonymous peer review process. “Interventions” and “Notes on Sources” will be reviewed by the editorial team. The journal editors make final decisions about publication.
In order to be considered for publication, submissions must conform to the following guidelines: