Welcome to the Journal of the Civil War Era.
Manuscripts: Submissions should be double spaced and not exceed 11,000 words, including notes. The Journal of the Civil War Era uses The Chicago Manual of Style’s format for citations. Please refer to the University of North Carolina Press style guide for additional guidelines on style. Submissions should contain no information that identifies the author.
Abstract and Keywords: You must include an abstract and keywords. The abstract should be concise -- between 4 and 8 sentences, or around 100-150 words -- and should provide a clear idea of the main arguments and conclusions of your essay. Where possible, avoid the personal pronoun and use an impersonal voice instead. For example: “This essay discusses . . .” rather than: “In this essay, I discuss . . .” Finally, please suggest 5–10 keywords that describe the content of the essay and would help potential readers find your article when searching online. Keywords are equivalent to terms in an index in a printed work. All keywords should appear in the abstract and should not be too general.
Authorship and exclusivity: In submitting a manuscript to the JCWE, you confirm that the manuscript has not been previously published or published in a substantially similar form elsewhere. You confirm that the manuscript has not been submitted for review to another journal while under review by this journal and will not be submitted to any other journal. You confirm that the manuscript contains no material the publication of which could be construed as libelous or would violate any copyright or other personal or proprietary right of any person or entity. And you confirm that you will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Publisher, the Center, and Journal Editors, against all suits, proceedings, or claims that may be taken on the ground that said article is in such violation.
About
The Journal of the Civil War Era is published by UNC Press in association with the George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center. It features innovative, peer-reviewed scholarship on the mid-nineteenth-century United States, ranging across all regions, topics and groups, and beyond the nation’s borders. The journal reflects the broadest possible vision of the history of the Civil War Era. Its ambit includes slavery and antislavery, labor and capitalism, popular culture and intellectual discourse, politics, military developments, expansionism and empire, borderlands, gender and race, especially African American, Asian American, Latina/o/x, Native American, and women’s history. The Journal of the Civil War Era is also a venue for scholars engaged in the full range of theoretical perspectives that animate historical practice.
Focus and Scope
The Journal of the Civil War Era is published by UNC Press in association with the George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center. It features innovative, peer-reviewed scholarship on the mid-nineteenth-century United States, ranging across all regions, topics and groups, and beyond the nation’s borders. The journal reflects the broadest possible vision of the history of the Civil War Era. Its ambit includes slavery and antislavery, labor and capitalism, popular culture and intellectual discourse, politics, military developments, expansionism and empire, borderlands, gender and race, especially African American, Asian American, Latina/o/x, Native American, and women’s history. The Journal of the Civil War Era is also a venue for scholars engaged in the full range of theoretical perspectives that animate historical practice.
Submission Checklist
Manuscript must be doubled spaced and must not exceed 11,000 words, including notes.
Eliminate any information that could identify the author.
Abstract and keywords.
Brief cover letter.
Your CV or a brief professional biography to help us understand the context for your submission.
Copyright Notice
If the article is accepted for publication, the Author will assign copyright in and to the manuscript named above, for publication in all forms and media, to The Journal of the Civil War Era, published by the University of North Carolina Press (hereafter referred to as the Publisher), effective when it is accepted for publication by the Publisher.
The Author confirms that the manuscript mentioned above has not been previously published or published in a substantially similar form elsewhere. The Author confirms that the manuscript has not been submitted for review to another journal while under review by this journal and will not be submitted to any other journal. The Author confirms that the manuscript contains no material the publication of which could be construed as libelous or would violate any copyright or other personal or proprietary right of any person or entity. The Author will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Publisher, the Center, and Journal Editors, against all suits, proceedings, or claims that may be taken on the ground that said article is in such violation.
The Publisher, as assignee, grants to the Author the right to quote from this article in any book or article that s/he may later write, the right to photocopy the article for his/her own use, and the right to republish the article in any book s/he may write or edit after the journal has appeared. In the case of republication, notice of previous publication in this journal must be given, and the Publisher should be notified in writing.
The Author will be given the opportunity, and a reasonable amount of time, to read and correct either the edited manuscript or proofs, depending on the journal’s publication schedule; but if these are not returned to the Editor by the date specified, then production and publication may proceed without the Author’s corrections. For diagrams or illustrations used in the article, the Author agrees to furnish camera-ready artwork satisfactory to the Editor and the Publisher’s production department and any permissions necessary for publication.
Peer Review
The JCWE uses double-blind peer review.