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ahr-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a history project fits The American Historical Review (AHR) and how to frame its significance. The AHR is the discipline's generalist flagship across all periods and places, so the test is significance to historians beyond your subfield, not local novelty alone. Helps frame the question; it does not do the archival research.

When to use

• Choosing among possible projects or framings for an AHR submission
• Deciding whether the AHR is the right venue
• Pressure-testing a project before investing more archive time
• Framing significance for historians beyond the subfield

When not to use

• Doing the archival research

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