| has gloss | eng: The Journal of American History (sometimes abbreviated as JAH), is the official academic journal of the Organization of American Historians. It is the leading scholarly publication and the journal of record in the field of American history. It was first published in 1914 as the Mississippi Valley Historical Review, the official journal of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association. After the publication of its fiftieth volume (1963), the recognition of a shift in the direction of the membership and its scholarship led to the name change (1964). |
