Anthropocene History

Anthropocene History publishes four different kinds of contributions: original research articles, perspectives, commentaries, and reviews. We also invite proposals for special sections. Information on these formats and on how to submit a proposal to the journal is provided below. All submissions made to the journal should be the original work of the author(s) and should not have been published or be under consideration for publication with another journal or publisher. All word counts are inclusive of notes and references.  
 
Original research articles should be 6,000–8,000 words in length, with exceptions possible for review articles or similar, which may be up to 12,000 words. Research articles are peer-reviewed following standard academic double-blind procedures. 
 
Perspectives should be 1,500–6,000 words in length. This section welcomes contributions that offer new ideas and/or adopt a nontraditional format. These contributions are peer-reviewed following standard academic double-blind procedures. 
 
Commentaries should be around 1,000 words in length and respond to a previous publication in the journal or other development in the field. Commentaries are moderated by the editorial team. 
 
Reviews should be 1,000–2,000 words in length. They should offer in-depth discussion of new and/or significant texts or events (such as an exhibit) relevant to the Anthropocene field. Reviews are peer-reviewed following standard academic double-blind procedures. 
 
Special sections are proposed and managed by one or more guest editors. They should include 3–5 individual contributions, totaling 15,000–25,000 words, including an introduction by the editor(s). As the word count indicates, research articles included in special sections are expected to be somewhat shorter than regular research articles. Proposals for a special section can be sent directly to the editors (ahjournal@kth.se) and should include a motivation for the special section, a detailed outline of the contributions to be included, and a timeline. Decisions on special sections are made by the journal’s management and editorial teams. Contributions to special sections are peer-reviewed following standard academic double-blind procedures.
 
Submission of Contributions
Manuscripts should be submitted online via the journal’s ScholarOne site: https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/dup-aph.
 
Formatting Contributions
Anthropocene History uses The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition. Citations should take the form of author-date citations, as explained in chapter 13 of the Chicago Manual, and a full reference list should be included. Submissions should be formatted in 12-point Times New Roman, left justified, and 1.5 spaced. No indication of the author’s identity or institutional affiliation should be included (so as to facilitate standard blind peer review). Please remove any references to the author’s own work that could give away their identity. Headings should be in on a separate line but otherwise formatted the same as the main text. Once an article is accepted for publication, we ask authors to ensure that all formatting conforms to the journal’s style guide.
 
Please read Duke University Press’s “Ethics and Policies for Journals,” especially the section titled “Originality and the Use of AI.” The use of generative AI must be disclosed in your manuscript in order for it to be published in Anthropocene History.
 

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