''Australian Historical Studies'', formerly known as ''Historical Studies: Australia and New Zealand'' (1940–1967) and ''Historical Studies'' (1967–1987), is one of the oldest historical journals in Australia. It is regarded as the country's leading journal of Australian history.

History

The journal was first published in 1940 by the

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's Department of History as ''Historical Studies: Australia and New Zealand'', continuing under that name until 1967, when it adopted the name ''Historical Studies''. In 1988 it took on its present name. In 2003, Patricia Grimshaw was president, Joy Damousi was editor, and David Lowe was a member of the editorial board. Between 2012 and 2015, Christina Twomey and Catharine Coleborne co-edited ''Australian Historical Studies'', after which Twomey was appointed chair of the Board managing the journal.

Description

''Australian Historical Studies'' is a fully refereed journal, with coverage extends to all aspects of Australia's past, including how it is represented in museums and galleries;

oral history Oral history is the collection and study of historical information from people, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews. These interviews are conducted with people who pa ...

; conservation of cultural heritage,

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

and other histories. It also includes the

political history Political history is the narrative and survey of political events, ideas, movements, organs of government, voters, parties and leaders. It is closely related to other fields of history, including diplomatic history, constitutional history, soci ...

social history Social history, often called history from below, is a field of history that looks at the lived experience of the past. Historians who write social history are called social historians. Social history came to prominence in the 1960s, spreading f ...

and

cultural history Cultural history records and interprets past events involving human beings through the social, cultural, and political milieu of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors. Jacob Burckhardt (1818–1897) helped found cultural history ...

of Australia, the

Australian labour movement The Australian labour movement began in the early 19th century and since the late 19th century has included industrial (Australian unions) and political wings (Australian Labor Party). Trade unions in Australia may be formed on the basis of cra ...

, the history of feminism in Australia, and other issues such as historical

immigration to Australia The Australian continent was first settled when ancestors of Indigenous Australians arrived via the islands of Maritime Southeast Asia and New Guinea over 50,000 years ago. European colonisation began in 1788 with the establishment of a B ...

, military history of Australia and the history of sport in Australia. It is published quarterly by

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, both in print (ISSN: 1031-461X) and online (ISSN: 1940–5049), and publishes both original and previously unpublished content. Its Standard Journal Abbreviation (

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) is ''Aust. Hist. Stud''. The editors for the 2017–2020 term are Lisa Ford of the

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and David Andrew Roberts of the University of New England.

Abstracts

The journal is abstracted by a large number of services, including the Australian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS);

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; Historical Abstracts; Humanities International Index; International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance; and

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External links

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References

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