Date: February 15th 2010

History Division
Call for Papers and Reviewers

      The History Division invites submissions of original research papers
on the history of journalism and mass communication for the AEJMC 2010
convention in Denver. All research methodologies are welcome, as are papers
on all aspects of media history.
      Papers will be evaluated on originality of importance of topic;
literature review; clarity of research purpose; focus; use of original and
primary sources and how they support the paper’s purpose and conclusions;
and the degree to which the paper contributes to the field of journalism and
mass communication history.
      Papers should be no more than 7,500 words, or about 25 double-spaced
pages, not including notes. Multiple submissions to the Division are not
allowed and only one paper per author will be accepted for presentation in
the History Division’s research sessions. Authors should also submit a
75-word abstract.
      Papers must be electronically submitted using the services of All
Academic, Inc., whose website is www.allacademic.com. The deadline is
midnight, April 1, 2010. Authors are encouraged to read the Uniform Paper
Call for detailed submission information. The organization’s website is
www.aejmc.org.
      Student Papers: Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled during
the 2009-10 academic year may enter the Warren Price Student Paper
Competition. The Price Award recognizes the History Division’s best student
paper and is named for Warren Price, who was the Division’s first chair.
Student papers should include a separate cover sheet that indicates their
student status but omits the author’s name or other identifying information.
Students who submit top papers are eligible for small travel grants from the
Edwin Emery Fund. Only full-time students not receiving departmental travel
grants are eligible for these grants.
      Call for Reviewers:  If you are willing to review papers for the
History Division research competition, please contact Ann Thorne at
thorne@missouriwestern.edu.  We will need approximately 60 reviewers for the
competition.  Graduate students are not eligible to serve as reviewers and,
in general, reviewers should not have submitted their own research into the
competition.
      Contact information: For more information about the History Division
research process, contact Research Chair Ann Thorne at Missouri Western
State University. Her e-mail is thorne@missouriwestern.edu and her phone
number is 816.271.4222.