Historical Journal Early Career Prize
The editors of the Historical Journal have established an article prize for early career researchers with the aim of recognising the superb contributions of researchers towards the beginning of their careers to the journal, and of encouraging more submissions from promising emerging scholars in future.
To be eligible for the prize, you must have published a single-authored article in a volume of the Historical Journal in the previous calendar year. If your article has appeared on FirstView but not yet in a volume, you will only be eligible for the prize in the year in which the article appears in one of the journal’s volumes. Submissions which appear as part of a special issue of the journal are eligible for the prize. Co-authored articles are not eligible for the prize except where all authors meet the definition of ‘early career researcher’ outlined below.
To be eligible for the prize, you must have been an early career researcher on the date when you first submitted your article to the journal. We define ‘early career researcher’ as anyone currently registered for a PhD (or equivalent), or to anyone within 5 years of their PhD viva (excepting career breaks). We define a career break as any extended period of time during which the applicant is not actively engaged in scholarly research or teaching at a Higher Education Institution. We reserve the right to define which activities constitute a career break.
The prize will be judged by a panel drawn from the editorial and advisory boards of the Historical Journal, chosen at the journal’s AGM in January. Each panel will judge the eligible articles from the previous calendar year.