About the Journal
The Chinese Historical Review
(ISSN 1547-402X) is a fully refereed and vigorously edited
transnational journal of history with issues
appearing in March and November each year. The journal publishes original research on the history of
China in every period, China¨s historical relations with the world, the historical
experiences of the overseas Chinese, as well as comparative studies of
history. Its Forum section features interviews with leading historians
and discussion of issues concerning the profession of teaching and
writing history. Its Book Reviews section introduces recent historical
scholarship, especially those published in Chinese generally unavailable to the English
speaking world.
The journal is published by The Chinese Historians in the United
States, Inc. (CHUS), which,
first established in 1987 as a professional
organization for Chinese students and scholars studying
history in the United States, is an affiliated society
of The American Historical Association and The Association of
Asian Studies. The journal began its publication in 1987 under
the title Historian. In 1989 it was registered with the
Library of Congress and began its publication as a referred journal
of history under the title Chinese Historians (ISSN
1043-643X) until 2000. It adopted the current title when it resumed
regular
publication in 2004.
The
publication of the journal has been sponsored by the CHUS Membership Fund,
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, the Henry Luce
Foundation, State University of New York-Geneseo, Lake Forest College,
the Minneapolis Foundation, and various institutional and
individual subscribers.