Overview of environmenal history journals

There are a number of journals devoted to the subdiscipline of environmental history. In addition there are several periodicals devoted to specialist areas within the field such as forest history. Below you find an overview of the relevant journals in the field with links to their websites providing information about subscription, submission of articles, author guidelines and access to issues.

Environmental History

Environmental History is an interdisciplinary quarterly publication and probably the most prominent and leading journal in the world for scholars, scientists, and practitioners who are interested in the relationship between human culture and the environment in the past. Altough the journal is North American based it publishes articles covering all parts of the globe and all aspects of environmental history and related disciplines. Apart from research articles the journal also publishes book reviews, interviews with prominent practitioners of the field, a biblioscope and research reports. Environmental History is a co-publication of the Forest History Society and the American Society for Environmental History.

Information who to subscribe, author guidelines and how to submit articles can be found on the Journal's website.

Full content of the journal from 2003 to present can be accessed on the site of the History Cooperative.

Environment and History

Environment and History is a European interdisciplinary journal which aims to brige the gap between scholars and scientists in the humanities biological, and environmental sciences closer together. The intention of the journal is to constructing long and well-founded historical perspectives on present day environmental problems. The journal is international but with a special focus on Europe, Africa and Asia, altough other parts of the world are also covered.

The journal is published by White Horse Press, which is speicalised in environmental issues. Information about subscriptions, author guidelines and submission of articles can be found on the White Horse web site.

Global Environment cover

Global Environment. Journal of History and Natural and Social Sciences.

Global Environment is a new half-yearly journal and aims to combine the environment and world history, with special regard to the modern and contemporary ages. The journal aims to bring together different areas of expertise in the natural and the social sciences as well as the humanities to help them find a common language and a common perspective in the study of history in connection with environmental change. It publishes articles, book reviews, interviews, scientific projects, political documents, bibliographies on the environment and world history, with special regard to the modern and contemporary periods.

 

Global Environment includes the following sections:

  • Research
  • Around the world (Articles about present environmental problems or sustainability success case studies)
  • book reviews
  • Interviews
More information about the Journal, the current issue and how to subscribe can be found on the website or downlad the flyer (PDF).

Forest History Today

Forest History Today is a publication of the Forest History Society and features articles concerning the history of the North American forests and forestry. The articles cover a wide vareity of issues from the hsitory of forest management, technology, conservation and forestry policy. The publication also features interviews with key players in forestry and conservation an provides infomration about the Societies activities and publications.

The contents of Forest History Today are available as PDF downloads at the Forest History Society web site.