The Hungarian Historical Review welcomes articles, proposals for thematic blocks (3-4 papers), and proposals for entire special issues (5-6 papers) in any topic pertaining to the history of the broadly defined East-Central and Southeastern Europe. Authors of articles are expected to submit their manuscript that consists of 8 to 10 thousand words (including abstract, keywords, notes, and bibliography). Prospective editors of blocks or special issues are expected to submit the titles and abstracts of the papers and a short summary that explains their coherence. All submissions shall be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. More at Submission guidelines.
Call for Journal Articles – 2025/3
The Hungarian Historical Review (https://www.jstor.org/journal/hunghistrevi; www.hunghist.org) invites submissions for its third issue in 2025, the theme of which will be International Networks of Women’s Activism and Mobility in Central and East Central Europe 1848–1990.
The deadline for the submission of abstracts: June 30, 2024.
The deadline for the accepted papers: January 31, 2025.
This special issue explores women’s activism in Central and East Central Europe (including the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and its successor states) between 1848 and 1990. It investigates the history of the diverse array of women’s associations in these regions and considers the ways in which these associations established networks and cooperated in their efforts to further women’s rights. It also examines the endeavors of the individual leaders of these movements over longer periods of time and often across international borders or under radically shifting political regimes.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- To what extent could the 1840s be interpreted as the genesis of women’s activism in the different regions? How did the first groups of women fulfill their traditional roles as wives and mothers while also becoming active as organizers and raising their voices for the emancipation of women? How did they connect with one another?
- How did the women of the next generations make efforts to change the existing social relations? Who were these women who embraced progressive and sometimes radical ideas? How were they involved in the women’s movements?
- What types of networks were formed among women’s organizations in the different regions over the course of a period of decades which bore witness to several political, economic, social, and cultural transformations?
- How did international women’s organizations, such as the International Council of Women (Washington D.C. 1888–), the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (Berlin, 1904–, since 1926 the International Alliance of Women), and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (The Hague, 1915–) influence this process? What kinds of structural inequalities can be observed among the national and international associations?
- How did activism alter women’s citizenship status? Why was it important in this process that certain activists could afford to travel regularly? How did women who could not travel pursue other forms of activism?
- How did women’s associations in the territories inhabited by members of the national and ethnic minorities in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy interact with and relate to Austrian and Hungarian associations before 1918, and how did these relationships change in the interwar period?
- What kinds of conflict patterns can be detected among the associations/activists?
- How were women’s movements in the different regions connected with the national awakenings and the movements for national liberation? How did the discourse of nation-building play an important role in the women’s movements in certain regions?
- To what extent did activists from different national backgrounds contribute to the political socialization of women before and after women won the right to vote?
- How did the relationships among the various national associations change over time across political borders? What was the language of communication among them? How did the numerous changes of regimes influence the activism of these women in their home countries and across the borders?
- What kinds of shifting positions can be observed related to women’s associations and women’s activism in the socialist era?
Please send an abstract of no more than 500 words and a short biographical note with a selected list of the author’s three most important publications (we do not accept full CVs) no later than June 30, 2024.
Proposals should be submitted to the special editor of the issue (Dóra Fedeles-Czeferner) by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The editor will ask the authors of selected papers to submit their final articles (max. 10,000 words) no later than January 31, 2025.
The articles will be published after a double-blind peer-review process. We provide proofreading for contributors who are not native speakers of English.
All articles must conform to our submission guidelines: https://hunghist.org/journal-info/submission-guidelines.
The Hungarian Historical Review is a peer-reviewed international quarterly of the social sciences and humanities, the geographical focus of which is Hungary and East-Central Europe. For additional information, please visit the journal’s website: http://www.hunghist.org
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Call for Journal Articles – 2025/2
The Hungarian Historical Review (https://www.jstor.org/journal/hunghistrevi; www.hunghist.org) invites submissions for its second issue in 2025, the theme of which will be
Coherence of Translation Programs and the Contexts of Translation Movements, ca. 500–1700 AD
The deadline for the submission of abstracts: June 15, 2024.
The deadline for the accepted papers: December 15, 2024.
This Special Issue aims to explore the complex historical, literary, and material backgrounds that are conducive to producing translations from any source language (Greek, Arabic, Armenian, Syriac, Hebrew, etc.) into Latin and from Latin into the vernaculars or local dialects from Late Antiquity until the end of the Renaissance period. The special issue investigates triggers and factors that helped produce Latin translations and eased the reception of Latin texts by non-Latin-using audiences. The variety of source and target languages creates a comparative framework that enriches our understanding of complex translating processes as historical phenomena.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
The birth of the idea of translating specific texts or corpora;
The relation between geopolitical shifts and translation programs;
The role of translators in pursuing programs;
Translators’ development/ professionalization over the course of the centuries or within a specific epoch in pursuing specific programs;
Movement and travel of translators as a trigger behind translations;
Interreligious relations and cultural and economic exchange between West and East as a broader backdrop for translations;
The role of patrons and audiences, systematizing tendencies of patrons;
Scientific, political, educational, and religious networks behind translations;
Personal initiatives and the lack of coherence behind translated texts.
We welcome submissions from scholars in various disciplines, including medieval and renaissance history, literary and philological studies, art history, archaeology and material culture, and Islamic, Hebrew, and Byzantine studies. We especially encourage submissions that offer interdisciplinary perspectives and engage with current historiographical debates.
Please send an abstract of no more than 500 words and a short biographical note with a selected list of the author’s three most important publications (we do not accept full CVs) no later than June 15, 2024.
Proposals should be submitted to the special editor of the issue by email:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The editors will ask the authors of selected papers to submit their final articles (max. 10,000 words) no later than December 15, 2024.
The articles will be published after a double-blind peer-review process. We provide proofreading for contributors who are not native speakers of English.
All articles must conform to our submission guidelines.
The Hungarian Historical Review is a peer-reviewed international quarterly of the social sciences and humanities, the geographical focus of which is Hungary and East-Central Europe. For additional information, please visit the journal’s website: www.hunghist.org