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Volume 102,
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Spring 2025

About the Journal

California History is the premier journal of historical writing on California. Showcasing exceptional scholarship, engaging writing, and innovative research, California History is essential reading for students and scholars of the history of California and the West, as well as California residents curious to understand the imprint of the state’s rich past. 

ISSN: 0162-2897         eISSN: 2327-1485

Published Quarterly – February, May, August, November

Impact Factor: 0.1

Editor: Mary Ann Irwin

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Statement on Closure of the California Historical Society

In the wake of the closure of the California Historical Society, UC Press, which acquired California History from the CHS in 2013, assures readers, subscribers, and fans of the 100+ year-old journal that California History is unaffected by this transition. Read the full statement.

Richard J. Orsi Prize

University of California Press is pleased to announce the establishment of the Richard J. Orsi Prize to honor the best articles published in the journal, California History.

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