Place
three paper copies of the submission in the Janus mailbox located in the Department
of History, 2115 Key Hall. Please, do not include your name or personal information
on the submission--this ensures anonymity and fairness. An additional page
should include your contact information: name, telephone number, title of
the submission, and email address. In addition, citations must be consistent
with Chicago/Turabian, a shorthand for the Chicago Manual of Style
and Kate Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.
Essays: All essays may be a maximum of 7,500 words (approximately 30
pages), not including footnotes and bibliography. We accept historiographical
essays as well as articles based on primary sources. Primary-source essays
must include at least one primary source, but the use of additional ones as
well as secondary sources is encouraged. In historgraphical essays, the author
should analyze at least one secondary source and discuss its argumentation,
methodology, and place it within the different theorical schools of historical
debate. At least one additional secondary source must be included to provide
a contrasting point of view.
Book and Film Reviews: All book reviews may be a maximum of 3,750 words
(approximately 15 pages). Each submission should include a summary and analysis
of the book or film. Reviews are not limited to history books or films; anything
may be reviewed as long as it is analyzed from an historical perspective.
Contact us:
Telephone: (301) 405-4298. Email: janus@umail.umd.edu
