New Initiatives Strengthen JMH

We are pleased to share updates on  exciting developments with the  Journal of Mormon History. As part of our commitment to seek outstanding work that shapes the field in the form of short essays and featured articles, MHA has established a $500 honorarium for all scholars publishing in the JMH for the first time, as well as for all those whose professions do not include a research component. This includes contingent faculty, community college faculty, students, and independent scholars.

We are proud of our ongoing efforts to reach out to new voices. One concern we frequently hear from historians that have yet to publish their work is that they don’t think it is up to par yet for publication. For that reason, we have instituted a mentorship program in which JMH board members and other volunteer mentors have offered to read papers and provide feedback preparatory to submitting an article for publication. If you would like to get informal feedback on a paper for a possible future submission, please send your paper to journal@mormonhistoryassociation.org, with MENTORING INITIATIVE in the subject line.  

We are also pleased with the response from the call for articles from scholars writing in languages other than English. In the coming months, the JMH will provide a  special open-access, multiple-language issue. To make sure the major ideas of this scholarship is available to all, each article will contain an abstract written in English.

The JMH made MHA history with its third issue of 2021, whose feature articles were written entirely by women scholars, including Cristina Rosetti, Cheryl Bruno, Jessie L. Embry, and Rebecca Janzen. The final issue of this year will soon be available with significant articles from Jonathan Stapley, Samuel Brunson, and Ryan Davis.  A forum on the First Vision includes unique perspectives from seven scholars including Jan J. Martin, Don Bradley, John Turner, and James B. Allen.  

We were delighted to welcome several new members to our board of editors–Jana Reiss, Janiece Johnson, Cristina Rosetti, Robin Jensen, and Alex Baugh. Gary J. Bergera continues to serve on the board as well. Amber Taylor is completing her term as book review editor.

We are grateful to have this opportunity to serve MHA’s vibrant scholarly community. We are always eager to hear from you. 

Christopher James Blythe  christopherjblythe@gmail.com 

Jessie L. Embry  jessie_embry@byu.edu 

Co-Editors, Journal of Mormon History