About This Journal
In March 2015, the Midwestern History Association launched Studies in Midwestern History to create a space for commentary about the field of Midwestern history. Jon K. Lauck served as General Editor, with Paul Putz and Michael Skaggs serving as Managing Editors.
In June 2017, the journal moved to the GVSU institutional repository. Through 2017 and 2018, the journal gained an editorial and advisory board. The new journal website launched in summer 2018, the journal received an ISSN number, and the journal backlogs were updated to include abstracts for each article.
The journal is presently closed to new, unsolicited submissions. Stay tuned!
If you are interested in submitting a manuscript to Studies for consideration, please view our Aims & Scope for details.
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