Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association

Editors

Executive Editor
Michael Burlingame

Editor
Glenn LaFantasie
Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association
glenn.lafantasie@wku.edu

Membership Records
Kay Smith
Abraham Lincoln Association
1 Old State Capitol Plaza
Springfield, IL 62701-1507
(866) 865-8500
kaysmith.ala@gmail.com

PDF Policy

Upon publication, authors will receive a link to access their article free for three months. They are permitted to share the link (not the PDF) with friends, colleagues, and on social media.

PDFs are permitted and issued for the following:

• Tenure dossier.
• Special workshops the author is moderating.
• Other requests to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
• All PDFs will include a statement of copyright and a provision that the articles will not be photocopied, distributed, or used for purposes other than the terms agreed to by UIP.

Preprints are permitted for:

• University repositories; UIP requires a publication statement to be posted along with the preprint.
• Some journals have their own established policies and procedures for preprints. Please be sure to first check their respective Web sites before sending your request.

Postprints are permitted for:

• Non-profit archives and repositories; Articles must be at least one year old. UIP requires a publication statement to be posted along with the postprint and a link back to the journal of publication's home page on the UIP website.
• Personal and commercial Web sites; Articles must be at least three years old. UIP requires a publication statement to be posted along with the postprint and a link back to the journal of publication's home page on the UIP website.

Please contact the Intellectual Property Manager for more information.

Please send all requests to:

Angela Burton
Intellectual Property Manager
UIP-RIGHTS@uillinois.edu

Open Access Statement

Journal of Abraham Lincoln Association is an open access journal (electronic version published by Michigan Publishing), which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, provided proper attribution is used. This is in accordance with the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) definition of open access. This journal has a six-month embargo period between initial publication and open access availability.

Further Information

License: CC-BY-NC-ND (Free to Share with Attribution, NonCommercial, NoDerivatives)

Copyright: Author retains copyright to their published work but should attribute original publication to Journal of Abraham Lincoln Association in republication of the work.

Fees: Authors are not charged fees for publishing in this journal.

Archiving: Content in this journal is archived with Portico to preserve the academic record.

Repository Policy: Authors are encouraged to share their own data and research materials to the extent that it is feasible and appropriate. Transparent and open practices in data sharing can enhance the credibility and impact of research. Authors retain the right to deposit their data in public repositories or archives.

This policy is applicable to the submitted, accepted, and published version of the author’s manuscript.

Submissions

Please verify that all communications come from the editor directly (see “Editors” for contact information). There is no cost to submit or publish in the journal.

The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association welcomes manuscripts on any facet of the life of Abraham Lincoln, his family, his close associates, or his legacy. Manuscripts that illuminate the historical context that influenced Lincoln’s life and work are also welcome. In addition, the journal is seeking primary sources pertinent to Lincoln’s life and legacy to be published with annotation or commentary. Manuscripts should meet the professional standards of academic journals, make a significant contribution in fact or interpretation, and use primary sources as well as a broad range of relevant literature.

Authors should follow the Chicago Manual of Style (18th edition) in preparing manuscripts for the Journal. All manuscripts should be about 6,000-10,000 words in length, exclusive of notes, and be submitted in .doc or .docx format. If possible, photographs, maps, and most illustrations should be provided as300-dpi TIFFs and not be embedded in the text. All authors are required to obtain permission from copyright holders for image reproduction.

Submissions and all correspondence may be sent to ALAJournal@abrahamlincolnassociation.org

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