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Reviews in History

Reviews in History provides specialist, open-access commentaries on recent historical books, exhibitions and digital resources.

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Reviews in History

Reviews in History is the IHR's free online reviews service.

It offers commentaries on recent academic publications, with the chance for reviewer and author to engage in debate. More than 2300 scholarly reviews are now available, with new essays released each week. Sign up for notification of our latest reviews.

The IHR's Reviews in History service has a number of distinctive features

2450 : Reviews available free
3000 : Longer reviews of up to 3000 words
2021 : Includes recent publications
1 to 1 : All authors have right of reply

We welcome suggestions for new books, exhibitions and digital resources to review. If you've a proposal or would like to write for us, please get in touch.

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Latest Reviews in History

Reviews in History offers specialist commentaries on the latest historical publications, with new reviews added monthly.

Special issue reviews

Specialist editors choose themed highlights from the 2,200 essays on offer in Reviews in History: which books define a field?

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Open and Free Access Materials for Research

From March 2020, we've created a guide to freely accessible online resources. We hope this helps researchers who cannot currently visit libraries or archives.

Guidelines for reviewers

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