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.
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Co-Editors: Roxanne Panchasi, Meghan Roberts, and Andrew Daily
Current Issue: Volume 50 (2024)
Introduction
Roxanne Panchasi, Meghan Roberts, and Andrew M. Daily, Letter from the Editors
Articles
E. Claire Cage, Prosecuting Child Sexual Assault in Nineteenth-Century French Algeria
Hannah Olsen, Legacies of the Colonial Mission: French Medical Student Perspectives on Family Planning in Tunisia, 1978-1985
Interventions
Jacqueline Couti, Corinne Gressang, Sarah Horowitz, Terrence Peterson, The Politics of French History in Times of Crisis
Notes on Sources
Rebecca Scales, The Journée Nationale des Paralysés and the French Poster Child (or Why I Started Doing Research on Ebay)
Jakob Burnham, Notes on a Monstrous Fetus
Richard Ivan Jobs and Steven Van Wolputte, Bernard de Colmont
Special Feature
Tabetha Leigh Ewing, Sarah Miles, Robin Walz, JWSFH Mixtape: 50th Anniversary Edition
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: