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We’re delighted to announce that all articles accepted for publication in Comparative Studies in Society and History from 24 March 2025 will be ‘open access’; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online (see the journal’s Open Access Options page for available licence options). We have an OA option for every author: the costs of open access publication will be covered through agreements between the publisher and the author’s institution, payment of APCs for those with third-party funding, or else waived entirely, ensuring every author can publish and enjoy the benefits of OA. 

Please see the journal's Open Access Options page for instructions on how to request an APC waiver.

Information for Subscribers: The 2025 Volume will continue to publish on a subscription basis throughout the rest of 2025. The 2026 Volume will be the first to publish open access.

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Under the Rubric


In Dialogue


On the Syllabus

  • Legal Cultures
  • 18 March 2025, ltwstu
  • A syllabus of CSSH scholarship on law and legal institutions.

Behind the Scenes

  • Thinking about Flogging
  • 08 January 2025, ltwstu
  • Steven Pierce shares how reconsidering previously-analyzed subjects led to more profound insights.

Kudos

  • March 2025
  • 17 March 2025, ltwstu
  • CSSH recognizes a new book coedited by Alyssa Paredes!
  • ISSN: 0010-4175 (Print), 1475-2999 (Online)
  • Editor: Jatin Dua Anthropology, University of Michigan, USA
  • Editorial board
Comparative Studies in Society and History (CSSH) is an international open access journal and forum for new research on problems of recurrent patterning and change in human societies through time and in the contemporary world. We feature the work of specialists in all branches of the social sciences and humanities, bringing together multidisciplinary research, cultural and area studies, and innovative ventures in theory and method. We are committed to building connections and shared languages of comparison across the core fields of our readership: history, anthropology, political science, and sociology. Along with articles and review essays published in the journal, our companion website features interviews with our contributors, commentaries, resources for teaching, and discussions of emerging trends in the practice and politics of comparison.

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