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Philosophy of Studies in Midwestern History

For more information, please see Studies in Midwestern History Aims and Scope page.

Who Can Submit?

Anyone may submit an original article to be considered for publication in Studies in Midwestern History provided he or she owns the copyright to the work being submitted or is authorized by the copyright owner or owners to submit the article. Authors are the initial owners of the copyrights to their works (an exception in the non-academic world to this might exist if the authors have, as a condition of employment, agreed to transfer copyright to their employer).

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General Submission Rules

Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: "publication" in a working-paper series does not constitute prior publication. In addition, by submitting material to Studies in Midwestern History, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at Studies in Midwestern History. If you have concerns about the submission terms for Studies in Midwestern History, please contact the editors.

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Open Access Statement and Creative Commons Licensing for Published Articles

Studies in Midwestern History is an online journal affiliated with the Midwestern History Association. The journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making scholarship freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this journal, and to use them for any other lawful purpose, under the terms specified by the five different Creative Commons licenses under which articles in this journal can be published.

Creative Commons licenses are an easy way to tell users how you would like an intellectual or creative work to be used, shared, and built upon. Selecting a Creative Commons license makes it easier for people to use and share authors’ work, because they don’t have to track authors down, ask permission, and wait for a response.

For more information about Creative Commons licenses and specific license options, visit www.creativecommons.org/licenses or follow the links below to specific license explanations.

Attribution (CC-BY 4.0): Anyone may share and adapt the work in any way, even for commercial purposes. Users agree to provide appropriate credit to the author.

Attribution – Noncommercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0): Anyone may share and adapt the work in any way, but may not use the material for commercial purposes. Users agree to provide appropriate credit to the author.

Attribution – NoDerivatives (CC-BY-ND 4.0): Anyone may share the work, but may not make adaptations or other derivative works. Users sharing the work agree to provide appropriate credit to the author.

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Public Domain Dedication (CC-0): The creator of this work waives all of their rights in the work. The creator wants to let anyone use this work in any way, for any purpose, with no restrictions.

The above explanation of Creative Commons licensing is based on language provided by the scholarly communications team at Grand Valley State University Libraries.

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