Aims and Scope

The Jamaican Historical Review is the scholarly journal of the Jamaican Historical Society. First published in 1945, the Review aims to be the leading journal for scholarship on Jamaican history. It is a Diamond Open Access journal, with no fees for authors or readers.

The journal publishes peer-reviewed research articles, alongside notes and documents, review essays, and book reviews.

The Review welcomes submissions on Jamaica and its diaspora, the Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands (both formerly administered as dependencies of Jamaica), as well as comparative and regional studies relevant to Jamaican history.

The journal also welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from related fields where the historical significance to Jamaica is clear. These may include, but are not limited to:

For submission categories, word limits and manuscript preparation requirements, see the Author Instructions.