Journal
Each July, the JPHS publishes its annual Journal. Articles are written by JPHS members and others interested in research of the Jackson Purchase area.
Copies of each Journal are housed in the Pogue Library on the campus of Murray State University and are available for research and the public’s reading pleasure.
To aid in historical research, past Journal articles are in the process of being digitized and are currently available at https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/jphs/.
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JPHS has a limited number of some editions, but does sell copies of available editions upon request. Journals are $15 each plus a shipping and handling charge which depends on the number of journals ordered. Contact Secretary/Treasurer Marvin Downing for more information at mdowning37@charter.net.
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Journal of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society
Call for Manuscripts
The editor and the editorial board of the Journal of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society welcomes submissions of manuscripts related to the history of the Jackson Purchase region for possible publication in the Journal. The Jackson Purchase, which encompasses most of west Tennessee and southwest Kentucky, was added to the United States in 1818 through a treaty with the Chickasaw Indians. Manuscripts of articles, annotated documents, and interviews related to the Jackson Purchase will be considered for publication in the Journal. The editor welcomes manuscripts addressing such traditional topics as war, politics, and society as well as manuscripts focusing on less examined subjects, such as race, gender, and the environment.
The editor encourages submissions from both scholars and non-academics. When submitting their manuscripts, writers must inform the editor whether they want their manuscripts to go through a peer review process. Peer reviewers are members of the board and other individuals qualified to assess manuscripts. If writers choose to forgo the peer review process, their manuscripts will still be considered for publication. Both peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed manuscripts should by well written and thoroughly documented and should follow the guidelines below.
• Preferred manuscript length is 4,000 to 8,000 words, not counting endnotes
• Use 12-point type for both text and footnotes.
• Double-space text and single space footnotes. Do not use endnotes.
• Write author’s name and institutional affiliation on the title page.
• Consult 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style for all questions relating to text and footnotes.
• Submit manuscript on an 8 ½ by 11 word document.
Submit contributions to the Editor: billmulligan@murray-ky.net
Contact Info/Postal Mail Submission:
James Humphreys, Editor
Journal of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society
Department of History
Murray State University
Murray KY 42071-3341