Contributor Guidelines
Prairie History publishes scholarly, feature-length articles as well as shorter, popular articles, documentary selections, essays, pictorial essays, and reviews relating to the social, economic, political, intellectual, and cultural history of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, and the US borderlands.
Contributors are not paid but will receive copies of the issue containing their article.
Illustrations provided with article submissions are welcomed. Scanned images must be of sufficient resolution for high-quality reproduction, and no less than 300 dpi. Permission to publish photographs and artwork from archives or other repositories is the responsibility of the contributor. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically, preferably in Microsoft Word format. The Manitoba Historical Society assumes no responsibility for statements made by contributors.
FORMATTING CONVENTIONS
Authors are asked to conform to the following formatting conventions when preparing their manuscript, as this will greatly facilitate the publication process.
Details
FEATURE ARTICLES
PEER REVIEW: YES
MAXIMUM LENGTH: TWENTY-FIVE DOUBLE-SPACED PAGES (8,000 WORDS), INCLUDING ENDNOTES
PRAIRIE PAGEANT ARTICLES
PEER REVIEW: NO
MAXIMUM LENGTH: TEN DOUBLE-SPACED PAGES (3,000 WORDS) AND DO NOT TYPICALLY INCLUDE ENDNOTES
PRAIRIE GAZETTE ARTICLES
PEER REVIEW: NO
MAXIMUM LENGTH: ONE DOUBLE-SPACED PAGE (300 WORDS)
BOOK/EXHIBIT REVIEWS
PEER REVIEW: NO
MAXIMUM LENGTH: TYPICALLY AROUND 1,2000 WORDS OR 1,500-2,300 WORDS WHEN REVIEWING 2 OR MORE BOOKS/EXHIBITS
Submissions of inquiries and manuscripts by email, preferably in MS Word or Rich Text Format, are strongly encouraged. If sending manuscripts by regular mail, please send them to the MHS Administrative Office.