Ohio Valley History Submissions
Ohio Valley History is a quarterly journal committed to publishing the best scholarship on the history and culture of the Ohio Valley and the Upper South from the 16th through the 21st centuries. The journal is a collaboration of The Filson Historical Society, the Cincinnati Museum Center, and the University of Cincinnati. It is the nation's largest regional journal with close to 6,000 subscribers.
This brief guide for authors and abbreviated style manual is intended for use by contributors to OVH.
For the most part, we follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 14th edition or above. Where options exist in the Chicago Manual of Style, we indicate OVH's preferred use. We suggest that authors refer to previous issues of OVH to get a sense of our format and style.
To facilitate our policy of anonymous manuscript review, the author's name and address (both postal and email) should appear only on a separate title page. Be sure that the title also appears on the first page of text.
Please send three high-quality hard copies on standard 8 ½ by 11 inch paper and one electronic copy of the manuscript. The file must be in IBM format, Microsoft Word 95 or later versions. We cannot accept Macintosh diskettes. The lines should be double-spaced and unjustified, including quotations and notes, which should be at the end of the text. Articles should not exceed 7,500 words in length, including endnotes. NOTE: Use omnibus endnotes (see below). Research Notes and Review Essay submissions should be approximately half the length of articles.
Please include a working postal address, with telephone, fax, and email information for home or office.
Submit your manuscript and any correspondence regarding editorial matters to:
Christopher Phillips, Senior Editor
Ohio Valley History
Department of History
P.O. Box 210373
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0373
Tel.: 513-556-5001
Fax: 513-556-7901
E-mail: phillicr@email.uc.edu
Web sites: Cincinnati Museum Center; or www.artsci.uc.edu/history/resources/index.html.
