The Historical Review
The George Washington Historical Review is GW’s undergraduate history journal intended to recognize exceptional undergraduate student work in history at GW. After a five-year hiatus, the Historical Review will begin accepting submissions for its 2025 edition on May 1, 2025.
Submissions must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Submissions chosen for review must be exemplary pieces of writing that provide an original contribution in the field of history.
- Submissions should range between 12 and 30 pages, or between 3,000 and 8,000 words. Please include the word count at the end of the paper.
- All submissions must be cited in accordance with Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition (Notes and Bibliography format).
- Each submission must include a bibliography. This does not count towards the word limit, and is only for editor reference during the review phase.
- Pages should be numbered in the top right corner and have 1-inch margins. Text should be double-spaced and in 12-point, Times New Roman font.
- Each submission is required to have a cover page that includes the title of the paper, the author’s name, and their email address.
- Please title your file according to the format gwhistreview25_last name, first name.
All submissions should be emailed as Word documents (.docx) to gwuhistoricalreview
gmail [dot] com between May 1, 2025 and June 1, 2025 (11:59pm) for review by the editorial team. Please feel free to email with any questions. The editorial team looks forward to reviewing your submissions!
Past issues:
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Editorial Team:
Editor-in-Chief: Grayson Lewis
Managing Editors: Javier Castillo and Anika Kanitkar
Production Manager/Senior Editor: Chris Carpenter
Senior Editors: Sarah Boside, Hana Cami, Emma Hawryluk, and Allie Jacobs
Editors: Scarlett Bromage, Statler Brunsman, Estelle Cohen, McKayla Donat, Mary Huerta, William O’Mara, Samantha Novitski, Cole Pruitt, and David Silliman