Polish American Studies
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Polish American Studies is the Polish American Historical Association's interdisciplinary, double-blind refereed scholars journal. The editor welcomes scholarship including articles, edited documents, and related materials with all aspects of the history and culture of Poles in the Western Hemisphere. Particularly welcome are contributions that provide perspective as part of the larger Polish Diaspora, and examine its relationship to other ethnic groups. Contributions from any discipline in the humanities and social sciences are welcome.
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Indexes
Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, America: History and Life, Brepols, Current Abstracts, Gale Academic OneFile, Gale Literature: Book Review Index, Gale OneFile: Contemporary Women's Issues, Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies, Gale OneFile: US History, Historical Abstracts, InfoTrac Custom, MLA International Bibliography, PIO - Periodicals Index Online, Poetry & Short Story Reference Center, PubMed, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (Repertoire International de Litterature Musicale), Scopus, TOC Premier
MEMBERSHIP RATES
The PAHA membership period is from January 1 through December 31.
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| Individuals: | 1 Year |
| Print Only | $45 |
| Online Only | $45 |
| Print + Online | $60 |
| Households: | 1 Year |
| Print Only | $55 |
| Print + Online | $70 |
| Seniors: | 1 Year |
| Print Only | $35 |
| Print + Online | $45 |
| Students: | 1 Year |
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| Print + Online | $45 |
| Institutions: | 1 Year |
| Print Only | $124 |
| Online Only | $132* |
| Print + Online | $155* |
| *Institutional 'Online Only' and 'Print + Online' subscriptions must be purchased through the Scholarly Publishing Collective. | |
Non-U.S. Postage: $10 Canada/Mexico, $15 Other Non-U.S. Locations
Single Issues: $22 Individuals, $52 Institutions
ONLINE + PRINT ADVERTISING
The print ad rates for all our titles can be found in the 2026 journals catalog/rate card.
Editors
Editor
Anna D. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann
Eastern Connecticut State University
Department of History
Webb Hall 333
83 Windham Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
Book Review Editors
Mary Patrice Erdmans
Case Western Reserve University
Michael Wilczewski
Northwestern University
Book Review Editor for Poland
Anna Mazurkiewicz
University of Gdańsk
Associate Editors
- M. B. B. Biskupski, Central Connecticut State University
- Tobias Brinkmann, Pennsylvania State University
- John J. Bukowczyk, Wayne State University
- Silvia Dapia, John Jay College, CUNY
- William J. Galush, Loyola University Chicago
- Ann Hetzel Gunkel, Columbia College Chicago
- Grażyna Kozaczka, Cazenovia College
- Karen Majewski, Independent Scholar
- Thomas J. Napierkowski, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
- Neal Pease, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
- Angela Pienkos, Polish Center Wisconsin
- James S. Pula, Purdue University
- John Radziłowski, University of Alaska–Southeast
- Francis D. Raška, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Suzanne R. Sinke, Florida State University
- Dariusz Stola, Polish Academy of Sciences
- Adam Walaszek, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Joanna Wojdon, University of Wrocław, Poland
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
Submissions
Please verify that all communications come from the editor directly (see “Editors” for contact information) or from Scholastica, our submission system. There is no cost to submit or publish in the journal unless you have requested open access for your accepted article.
Polish American Studies
The editors welcome scholarship including articles, edited documents, and related materials dealing with all aspects of the history and culture of Poles in the Western Hemisphere. They particularly welcome contributions that place the Polish experience in historical and comparative perspective as part of the larger Polish diaspora, and by examining its relationship to other ethnic groups. Contributions from any discipline in the humanities and social sciences are welcome.
Manuscripts should be no longer than 8,000 to 10,000 words plus notes, tables, etc. They should include an abstract of about 200 words, and a brief author’s biographical information, their affiliation, and email address. It is the author’s responsibility to obtain all copyright permissions for illustrations and images. Manuscripts are evaluated based on their relevance to the mission of the journal; the clarity of the thesis, presentation and conclusions and the depth of research based upon the nature of the sources cited. The journal employs a "double-blind" review process. Editors will not review work previously published in any form.
Authors should follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition. Authors whose first language is not English should have their work reviewed for clarity and style prior to the submission. Manuscripts or inquiries should be submitted in Microsoft Word via e-mail attachment to the editor at kirchmanna@easternct.edu.
Books for review (English language) should be sent to Michal Wilczewski (Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Northwestern University, Kresge Hall 3305, 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL60208). Books may be submitted by publishers or authors. Submission is no guarantee that books will be reviewed, and books will not be returned.
Peer Review Policy: This journal uses blind peer review by members of the board of editors. External experts from the discipline without a connection to the journal are consulted when necessary.
View our Publications Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Featured Articles
“Seems to Me You Have Plenty of Nerve”: Polish American Women, Detroit's Federal Screw Works Strike of 1938, and the Fate of the UAW
Martin J. Hershock
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/pas/article/82/1/63/399360/Seems-to-Me-You-Have-Plenty-of-Nerve-Polish
The New Horizons
Marta Cieślak
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/pas/article/82/1/9/399357/The-New-Horizons
Unfolding the Memory of World War II: Refugee Experience in John Z. Guzlowski's Echoes of Tattered Tongues: Memory Unfolded and Who I Am: Lives Told in Kitchen Polish
Izabella Kimak
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/pas/article/82/2/41/402347/Unfolding-the-Memory-of-World-War-II-Refugee
Ethnicity, Bobby Vinton, and Happy Louie
David J. Jackson
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/pas/article/82/2/10/402346/Ethnicity-Bobby-Vinton-and-Happy-Louie
Witold Gombrowicz and Resentment: We Really Do Not Yet Know What a Body Can Do
Silvia Dapía
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/pas/article/82/2/26/402343/Witold-Gombrowicz-and-Resentment-We-Really-Do-Not
Of Migrant Decisions and Men: Anna Maksymiuk Kieturakis, Translator, Wife, Mother
Mary Patrice Erdmans
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/pas/article/83/1-2/15/409640/Of-Migrant-Decisions-and-Men-Anna-Maksymiuk
The American Identities of Krystyna Bierzyńska Stamper: Veteran, Émigré, Feminist, Holocaust Survivor
Beth Holmgren
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/pas/article/83/1-2/39/409649/The-American-Identities-of-Krystyna-Bierzynska
Janina Wójcicka Hoskins (1912–1996): The Historian, Librarian, and Archivist Who Shaped the Polish Collections at the Library of Congress
Barbara Krupa
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/pas/article/83/1-2/59/409651/Janina-Wojcicka-Hoskins-1912-1996-The-Historian
OA Content
Unfolding the Memory of World War II: Refugee Experience in John Z. Guzlowski's Echoes of Tattered Tongues: Memory Unfolded and Who I Am: Lives Told in Kitchen Polish
Izabella Kimak
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/pas/article/82/2/41/402347/Unfolding-the-Memory-of-World-War-II-Refugee
