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.
Manuscripts may be sent electronically to the Editor, William H. Mulligan, Jr. at billmulligan@murray-ky.net or by postal mail to:
William H. Mulligan, Jr.
Interim Editor
Journal of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society
PO Box 531
Murray KY 42071-0009
Lonnie Maness Best Article Prize
In 2019 the society created the Dr. Lonnie E Maness award for the outstanding article in the Journal of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society. Dr. Maness (1929-2019) was a long-time member of the society as well as an officer and frequent contributor to our programs and the Journal. 
In recognition of his commitment to the history of the Jackson Purchase region and the society, JPHS created an award to perpetuate his memory but also to recognize the high quality of work done on Jackson Purchase history by both professional and avocational historians that appears in our Journal. The year listed is the year the article appeared in the Journal. The award consists of a certificate and a $100 honorarium.
RECIPIENTS
2019 Richard D. Parker “The Black Patch Tobacco War’s Effect on African-Americans and Women.”
2020 Brian K. Clardy “Blood at the Root: A Historiographical Commentary on Lynching in America.”
2021 Dieter C. Ullrich “The Confederate Surrender at Tiptonville and the Conclusion of the Island No. 10 Campaign”
2022 Danielle Nielsen “The Rhetoric of Suffrage Cookbooks”
2023 Melony Shemberger “’Ideal Press Work’: The Contribution of Kentucky Suffrage Press Superintendents to Public Relations History””