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.
Latest issue: Volume 48 Table of Contents
Co-Editors: Roxanne Panchasi, Meghan Roberts, and Andrew Daily
Current Issue: Volume 49 (2023)
Roxanne Panchasi, Meghan Roberts, and Andrew M. Daily, Letter from the Editors
Elizabeth Campbell, An Art Restitution Zeitgeist? Museum Ethics and the Law in the Early Twenty-First Century
Sarah Griswold, An Early International Moment for Antiquities Restitution and Panic at the Louvre
Claire Mayo, Disaster Citizenship to Counter Gendered Reparations: A Case Study of the Great Flood of 1910 in the Seine Basin
Meryem Belkaïd, «Vous ne serez plus des Indigènes, vous serez des Français». Une lecture du film Tirailleurs de Mathieu Vadepied
Burleigh Hendrickson, Postcolonial Tunisian Networks of Dignity in 1968 and the Arab Spring
Thomas C Sosnowski, Defining Papal Power: Frondeur Interpretations in the Mazarinades
Emily Marker, Notes on Sources: Leo Marker
Robin Mitchell, Notes on Sources: Suzanne Louverture
Andrew Ross, 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.
The deadline for submission to volume 50 is March 1, 2024. 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: