CCHA Historical Studies, 71 (2005), 5
On behalf of the Canadian
Catholic Historical Association, we are pleased to present Volume 71 of the
journal Historical Studies. This edition marks the first in nine years
that has not known the steady hand of Richard Lebrun (associate editor,
1996-1997, editor 1998-2004) at the helm. We gratefully acknowledge, however,
the many kindnesses he has continued to offer to the journal, facilitating both
the transition to a new editorial team and the compilation of the present
volume.
Articles included in this edition feature
papers presented at the 2004 annual meeting of the English Section of the CCHA
at St. Paul’s College in the University of Manitoba. It also includes a paper
presented at a previous meeting of the Association and other papers submitted
by scholars independently. Papers presented at the 2004 conference at St.
Paul’s but not presented here for various reasons (either papers given without
a view to publication or not offered to the editors) are listed separately on page
6.
The 2005 edition of Historical Studies saw a transformation
in the editorial policy of the journal. Peer reviewed since 1988, continued
efforts to streamline this process led to consultations with our editorial
board in 2004, resulting in a new modus
operandi for the journal. All articles submitted for review are now engaged
in a “double-blind” format, with a minimum of three reviews solicited for each
paper, and the identities of both authors and reviewers known only to the
editors. For their patience and for their kindness and cooperation at each
stage of this new process, the editors would like to express their indebtedness
to all of the authors and reviewers who contributed to this volume of Historical Studies.
Finally, both the journal and the Association
are grateful to Fr. Edward Jackman, O.P., Secretary General of the Canadian
Catholic Historical Association and the Jackman Foundation, for generous
support and encouragement.
Peter M. Meehan
Elizabeth W. McGahan