''History Compass'' is a peer-reviewed online-only academic journal published by

Wiley-Blackwell Wiley-Blackwell is an international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons. It was formed by the merger of John Wiley & Sons Global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business with Blackwell Publish ...

. Originally launched in association with the

Institute of Historical Research The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) is a British educational organisation providing resources and training for historical researchers. It is part of the School of Advanced Study in the University of London and is located at Senate Hou ...

(London), it is unique in its purpose and structure, aiming to "solve the problem of keeping up with new developments in history by providing historians with regularly updated overviews of the important trends, debates, resources and publications in the field...combining a current awareness service with a survey journal for lecturers, researchers, and advanced students of history." The journal commissions leading academics to write survey articles on "the most important research and thinking across the entire discipline, with no restrictions in terms of geography, time period or historical methodology." While authoritative, articles are also written in an engaging and lively style, as the journal's intended audience includes not just professional historians but also non-specialists and advanced undergraduate students. Launched in 2003, within three years it had become a leading high-profile peer reviewed electronic journal for history, featuring more than 100 new articles per year and its site routinely receiving 300,000 hits a month. The journal is divided into ten geographical subsections, each of which has its own editor(s): Africa *Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin *Elizabeth Thornberry, Johns Hopkins Ancient World *Ari Bryen, West Virginia University Asia *Dominic Sachsenmaier, Göttingen University *Projit B. Mukharji, University of Pennsylvania Australasia & Pacific *

Kate Darian-Smith Katherine Darian-Smith, (born 25 February 1961) is an Australian social historian and academic. She is executive dean and pro vice-chancellor at the University of Tasmania. Early life and education Katherine Darian-Smith was born in Sydney, Ne ...

, University of Tasmania * Katie Pickles, University of Canterbury *Paul Turnbull, University of Tasmania Britain & Ireland *David S Bachrach, University of New Hampshire *Brian Lewis, McGill University *R. Malcolm Smuts, University of Massachusetts, Boston Caribbean & Latin America *Robert Schwaller, University of Kansas *Jeff Shumway, Brigham Young University Europe *Leighton James, Swansea University *Katherine French, University of Michigan *Daniel Stolzenberg, University of California, Davis Middle & Near East *Justin Stearns, NYU Abu Dhabi *Shana Minkin, Sewanee, The University of the South North America *Cecilia Morgan, University of Toronto *Daniel Livesay, Claremont McKenna College *Jennifer Wallach, University of North Texas World *Rainer F. Buschmann, CSU Channel Islands The current editor-in-chief is historian Projit B. Mukharji, of the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest- ...

(2018-present). The founding editor-in-chief was the late

Mark Kishlansky Mark Kishlansky (October 11, 1948 – May 19, 2015) was an American historian of seventeenth-century British politics. He was the Frank Baird, Jr. Professor of History at Harvard University. Education and academic career Kishlansky was born i ...

, of

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of highe ...

(2003-2008), followed by

Felice Lifshitz Felice Lifshitz is an American academic historian, who specialises in medieval European history. She is a former editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal ''History Compass'', and serves on the editorial board for ''The Historian''. Education ...

, of the

University of Alberta The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a Public university, public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexande ...

(2008-2013); and

Laura Smoller Laura may refer to: People * Laura (given name) * Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cnockaert Places Australia * Laura, Queensland, a town on the Cape York Peninsula * Laura, South Australia * Laura Bay, a bay ...

, of the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The University of ...

(2013-2018). The journal has benefited from a close association with the

American Historical Association The American Historical Association (AHA) is the oldest professional association of historians in the United States and the largest such organization in the world. Founded in 1884, the AHA works to protect academic freedom, develop professional s ...

, which for a time offered its members a free six-month trial. The journal also offered a now-defunct graduate essay prize, the results of which were to be announced at the AHA's annual meeting.

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