Journal of the History of Children and Youth:
Inaugural Issue

The editors of the Journal of the History of Children and Youth wish to announce that the publication’s inaugural issue will be officially launched at the upcoming meeting of the SHCY in Norrköping, Sweden.  The first issue will include essays by Paula Fass, Jacqueline Bhabha, Alcinda Honwana and Pamela Reynolds.  Other scholars, including Joseph Hawes,  Peter Stearns, Bianca Premo and Ping-chen Hsuing, address the state of current research in a special section titled “Defining the Field: Nations and Childhoods.” Also included is the continuation of a discussion which began as a roundtable at the 2005 SHCY conference on “Age as a Category of Analysis.”

For more information please visit the JHCY’s website at: http://www.umass.edu/jhcy

The Journal for the History of Children and Youth welcomes submissions of original article length manuscripts devoted to the historical experiences of children and young people without geographic or chronological limitations. We are interested in empirical studies and theoretical approaches as well as those addressing the historical context of contemporary policy issues. All articles selected as appropriate will be anonymously peer-reviewed by experts in the author’s field of study. The journal does not accept material that has been previously published or is under consideration for publication elsewhere.  In general, manuscripts should be submitted in English with American usage and spelling but the journal also has a limited budget for translations.  Please contact the editors if you would like to submit an article in a language other than English.

Articles submitted for publication should conform to the editorial standards outlined in The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition. All text should be printed on one-sided pages and double spaced throughout, including footnotes and quotations.  Author information, including an abstract that details the argument and significance of the piece, must be included on a separate page and all identifying information should be removed from the manuscript prior to submission. Manuscripts can not be returned.

Please send two copies of the manuscript as well as an electronic copy to:

Brian D. Bunk
The Journal for the History of Children and Youth
History Department – Herter Hall
University of Massachusetts
161 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003

jhcy@history.umass.edu