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We’re delighted to announce that all research articles accepted for publication in Urban History from 18 September 2024 will be ‘open access’; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online (see the journal’s Open Access Options page for available licence options). We have an OA option for every author: The costs of open access publication will be covered through agreements between the publisher and the author’s institution, payment of APCs from grant or other funds, or else waived entirely, ensuring every author can publish and enjoy the benefits of OA. 

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Call for Editor for Urban History

Urban History is seeking to appoint an additional editor with expertise in modern global urban history to join the current editorial team. The deadline for applications is 5.00pm GMT on Wednesday 31 July. For more information and details on how to apply, see here.

Urban History
Continues Urban History Yearbook (1974 - 1991)
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  • ISSN: 0963-9268 (Print), 1469-8706 (Online)
  • Editors: Professor Shane Ewen Leeds Beckett University, UK, Professor Rosemary Sweet University of Leicester, UK, and Professor Rosemary Wakeman Fordham University, USA
  • Editorial board
Urban History occupies a central place in historical scholarship, with an outstanding record of interdisciplinary contributions, and a broad-based and distinguished panel of referees and international advisors. Each issue features wide-ranging research articles covering social, economic, political and cultural aspects of the history of towns and Cities. Urban History is leading the way in academic publishing with its multimedia companions. The companions are refereed and fully linked and provide real depth to research. Online subscribers also gain access to Urban History’s comprehensive online bibliography, which contains 34,000 searchable items including books, articles and edited collections.

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