Nassau, Bahamas -
As fairly inexperienced new
editors last
year we faced the terror that no papers and no adverts would assist us
in our
quest to publish the journal recording the jubilee year of the BHS.
But articles turned up and
adverts rolled
in and so we published a gold anniversary Journal with the Bahamas
Historical
Society Crest designed by Alton Lowe for the silver anniversary.
This year with plenty hindsight
we thought
we needed to heed the advice to make our journal more prestigious and
available
to academic researchers but at the same time remain readable to the
layman. So
some articles will be subject to peer review.
End-notes were also a confusing
concern but
internet research indicated that historians use the Chicago style
citations.
Therefore we are making a
call for
papers for the 2010 Journal of The Bahamas Historical Society Volume 32.
Requirements
The subject should be of an
historical
topic, on The Bahama
s
bringing to light new
information if possible
or a new
interpretation of topics on Bahamian interest.
Short communications, book reviews, and profiles
of Bahamian personalities are also welcome.
The
article
should be formatted using Chicago style using
end-notes
rather than footnotes.
If it is of help we have
included the link
http://www.
chicagomanualofstyle.org/
tools_citationguide.html
The
article
should be between 10 and 17 pages, doubled spaced.
Photographs
,
maps or other illustrations would be welcome.
Articles should be submitted by
early June
for the October Journal.
Articles should be submitted by
e-mail
using
a standard word processing
programme such as
Microsoft Word. A hard copy should also be sent.
The Editorial Committee has the
right to
edit the article
The Editorial Committee has the
right to
reject the article.
Anne and Jim Lawlor, Editors
The Bahamas Historical Society (BHS)
is a non-profit organization dedicated to stimulating interest in
Bahamian History and to the collection and preservation of material
relating thereto. Its Headquarters, the former IODE Hall, was a gift
from the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE). BHS is
on Shirley Street and Elizabeth Avenue in Nassau.
www.bahamashistoricalsociety.
com
All past Journals sell at $5 ($3 for students)
The 2009 Jubilee Journal sells at $10 ($7 for students)
Full set of 31 Journals: $110
