出版物的政策 & 的指导方针

出版物的政策

的 desire to deliver reliable content and context to the public allows for a range in the types of publications the Society will produce. 的 centrality of the collections to the MHS mission gives a weight to those projects that reflect the holdings, 以这样或那样的形式.

§ Documentary editions (print and electronic), both those designed for scholarly use and those designed for a general reader. Documentary editions have top priority since these put content and context directly into the hands of users.

§ 出版物 providing information about the Society’s collections, such as calendars (lists of documents) or catalogs.

§ Reference works drawn from MHS holdings or that otherwise provide valuable research tools (eg. Sibley’s) for work in the periods most strongly reflected in those holdings.

§ Historical monographs based largely on materials in the Society’s collections.

§ Historical monographs based more loosely on materials in the Society’s collections but providing historical context for those periods most strongly reflected in those holdings.

Because the MHS “brand” depends on the quality of its holdings and its operations, the institution is committed to publishing only those materials that achieve a high standard of reliability, 编辑会议, 和演示. That standard must apply to publications aimed at general audiences as well as those designed for scholarly use.

Decisions about what the MHS will publish may also be made with an eye to anticipated annual themes, in order to contribute to the greater overall coherence of the institution’s public outreach. 类似的, ongoing periodical items remain an important publication commitment for the institution as they maintain relationships with the institution’s members and friends and communicate information about MHS collections and activities.

提交指南

To submit an essay for the Massachusetts Historical Review, please see the guidelines at the MHR 网页.

为一本书提出建议, please prepare a complete proposal as outlined below and submit to the 出版物 Department as an attachment via e-mail. Microsoft Word documents or PDFs only; please avoid .多克斯文件.

剧情简介:建议的标题说明, intended format (print or digital or some combination thereof), 作者或作者, 与MHS控股和/或使命的关系, and basic scope of work (extent and type: is it primarily a documentary edition or a presentation of original scholarship?).

价值说明 项目的.

历史意义 of material to be presented and value that this edition will add. Audience analysis: value to the most likely audiences for the material.

环境扫描: what already exists in this field and how will this project fit into that discussion (use specific examples)? How will it add to the knowledge base on the relevant topic(s)? This section should provide an explanation of the need for this information and an overview of related works currently available.

所有材料概述 并入你的版本, presented in a format that reflects a book or web resource structure. 识别, 按照逻辑顺序, 每一篇都将构成这个版本, and describe each piece in terms of its anticipated length (word count or number of entries, 例如), 创建它所需的研究过程, tone (consider audience) and depth of detail, and formatting or display if other than plain text.

编辑机构的描述

• should address contextual materials such as annotations, 引言和/或标题注释, system for identifying abbreviations and short titles, 指数

为纪录片版, review of contents should include a complete list of expected editorial devices and a detailed statement of editorial method (transcription policies, 排序过程, 注释风格).

• and may address other explanatory apparatus such as a biographical key, 时间轴, 词汇表, or anything else that particularly suits your material
• 带有摘要的章节列表

Also include representative samples of key pieces of editorial apparatus and, 浏览纪录片版本, 转录的扩展样本.

状态报告: what work has been done and what remains to be done (1) before the manuscript will be handed off and (2) in-house by MHS staff. N.B. once a draft proposal is in-house, we will work with you to establish a schedule with deadlines.

贡献者: Short biographies of contributors, with CVs appended.

支持 对于这个项目:

• Describe what the contributor’s or contributors’ home institution(s) are doing to support this work, 包括教学版本, student/graduate student research assistance, 金融奖励, 等.
• Describe any other support that has helped the project, especially grant funding; make note of any grants that are good candidates for supporting this particular project and explain why.
• Please provide at least two letters of support endorsing the value 项目的 and the credentials of the contributors attached to it.
• Also provide the names of two or three reviewers you would recommend for this proposal.