To do this, pick three of the main themes of your topic. Then, identify one or two journals that are appropriate for that specific topic. For example, I recently began writing an article on one particular midwife in Chicago in the 1920s. My three main themes are: medical history, Chicago history, and women\u2019s history; so, I identified one journal in each of those fields. Also, add one or two general journals in your broader field.<\/p>\n
Now that you have a list of the journals to which you could potentially submit your article, make an informational reference page for each journal. Take notes all formatting and submission requirements for each journal, then decide if there are any journals to which you will not apply.<\/p>\n
Now, it\u2019s time to research and write. Write your article with the shortest maximum length requirement. If it\u2019s 8000 words and another journal\u2019s maximum is 10,000 words, that\u2019s ok, but going over the limit is NOT ok. Do check each journal, but usually citations do not count toward the word limit.<\/p>\n
If you have images, check submission format requirements (pdf, email, etc.), and get the correct rights and acknowledgments. If you did not create the image yourself, you generally need to contact the archives where you found the image.<\/p>\n
Now, select your number one journal choice. Remember that you can only submit to one journal at a time! Many journals will ban you from publishing with them for life if they discover you\u2019ve submitted your work to another journal while the first journal is reviewing your work. Then: submit<\/a>!<\/p>\n Eventually, you will probably receive one of four responses: rejected, accepted, accepted with revisions, revisions and revisit. If you are offered a chance to do revisions, do as much as you can and re-submit. You will then generally either get a rejection or acceptance. If you are rejected, move onto another journal choice. Reformat and resubmit.<\/p>\n If your article is accepted, at some point you\u2019ll probably get a manuscript marked up by a professional editor (it can take months for this to happen). BE SURE TO CHECK THIS DOCUMENT. The editor may not be a specialist in your field and may have missed something or changed something that should\u2019ve been left as is. When you send it back, it will normally be the last time you have a chance to fix anything.<\/p>\n And now you wait. A few months later, you\u2019ll be a published author!<\/p>\n
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