About

The Americas has been one of the principal English-language journals of Latin American history since 1944. We publish articles and reviews in history and ethnohistory about all geographical regions of the Americas and their Iberian background. Articles may be submitted in any language. Foreign-language articles accepted for publication will be translated into English by the journal.

Founded by the Academy of American Franciscan History, the journal prides itself on providing a bridge between scholars of all the Americas and on presenting a range of subjects and perspectives.

Article submissions should be grounded in archival research done in Latin American and/or the Iberian Peninsula and may cover any range of topics dealing with the economic, political, cultural, social, religious, diplomatic or intellectual history of Latin America, the Atlantic World, and the U.S.-Mexican Borderlands. Research that places these themes in a comparative framework is also welcome. The journal takes a special interest in the history of the Franciscan presence in the Americas. Submissions are also encouraged for the "Research Notes" section, an occasional feature that explores historiographical debates and in-depth analysis of select archival documents.

The journal periodically publishes in-depth interviews with senior scholars. Recent interviews include Richard Greenleaf, Stanley Stein, Paul Vanderwood, Stafford Poole, Josefina Zoraida Vázquez, and Arnold Bauer.

Doctoral candidates are encouraged to apply for the Academy of American Franciscan History dissertation fellowship, offered annually.

Board of Editors

Jeffrey M. Burns, Director
Academy of American Franciscan History

Eric Zolov, Editor
State University of New York, Stony Brook

James M. Krippner, Associate Editor
Haverford College

Donald F. Stevens, Managing Editor
Drexel University

John F. Schwaller, Liaison to the Academy of American Franciscan History
State University of New York, Potsdam

Assistant Editors

Georgette Magassy Dorn
Library of Congress

Barbara A. Sommer
Gettysburg College

Richard Warren
St. Joseph's University

Leo Garofalo
Connecticut College

Barbara A. Tenenbaum
Library of Congress

Ann Zulawski
Smith College

Mary Karasch
Oakland University, Emeritus

Ben Vinson III
Johns Hopkins University

Alexandre Muret, Editorial Assistant
Drexel University

Area Editors

Matt Childs (2016)
Florida State University

Christine Hunefeldt (2016)
University of California, San Diego

Jeffrey M. Pilcher (2013)
University of Minnesota

Barbara A. Ganson (2017)
Florida Atlantic University

Thomas Klubock (2018)
University of Virginia

Bianca Premo (2013)
Florida International University

David G. Gutiérrez (2013)
University of California, San Diego

Bryan McCann (2017)
Georgetown University

James Sweet (2018)
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Senior Editors

William H. Beezley (2013)
University of Arizona

Erick Langer (2017)
Georgetown University

Alida C. Metcalf (2015)
Rice University

Joanne Rappaport (2016)
Georgetown University

Jeffrey Gould (2018)
Indiana University

Luis Carlos Mantilla, O.F.M. (2013)
Universidad de San Buenaventura

Francisco Morales, O.F.M. (2014)
Mexico City, Mexico

Matthew Restall (2016)
Pennsylvania State University

Susan Socolow (2013)
Emory University

Lowell Gudmundson (2015)
Mount Holyoke College

Cheryl Martin (2015)
University of Texas, El Paso

Louis A. Pérez Jr. (2017)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Stuart B. Schwartz (2014)
Yale University