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The Western Historical Quarterly is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the Western History Association. Reflecting the association's mission to cultivate diverse scholarship, the Western Historical Quarterly publishes original articles dealing with the North American West, undefined expansion and colonization, indigenous histories, regional studies (including western Canada, northern Mexico, Alaska, and Hawaii), and transnational, comparative, and borderland histories. 

Articles undergo rigorous peer review and appear online as part of JSTOR’s Current Scholarship Program. Back issues can be found online through most libraries on JSTOR and Ebsco Host. The journal was produced and published by Utah State University's Department of History from 1969 to 2015. In 2016, the journal's editorial offices transferred to the University of Oklahoma Department of History, under the editorial direction of Professor of History and Pulitzer Prize finalist Dr. Anne Hyde.

The journal is published by Oxford University Press. For more information about the Western Historical Quarterly please visit the journal's website or contact the WHQ staff at whq1@ou.edu

For online access to the Western Historical Quarterly, WHA members can click on the button below. 

Membership Access: To access the journal online, click the cover of the Western Historical Quarterly (left) to be redirected to the journal's website at Oxford University Press. 

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About the WHQ: Founded in 1969, The Western Historical Quarterly, official journal of the Western History Association, presents original articles dealing with the North American West—expansion and colonization, indigenous histories, regional studies (including western Canada, northern Mexico, Alaska, and Hawaii), and transnational, comparative, and borderland histories. Each issue contains reviews and notices of significant books, as well as recent articles, in the field.

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The most recent two volumes are available through Oxford University Press Journals. Please contact the WHA office (wha@westernhistory.org) to make this request. You may order other volumes through Periodicals Service Company (PSC). Please use the website below to make your order today!  https://www.periodicals.com/stock_e/w/ttl01313.html

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