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John Carl Parish founded the Pacific Historical Review in 1932 and served as its first editor until 1936. He established the journal to document American expansion toward the Pacific Ocean and regions beyond it.
John Caughey took over editing the Pacific Historical Review in 1947 after Louis Knott Koontz stepped down. He held the position for twenty-one years until 1968, guiding the publication through a significant period of growth.
The Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association claims official ownership of the Pacific Historical Review. This affiliation ensures the journal maintains high standards of peer review and historical accuracy while being distributed by University of California Press.
The Pacific Historical Review defines its territory as the history of American expansion reaching the Pacific coast and extending further outward. It examines post-frontier developments that shaped the twentieth-century American West with a focus on western growth and interaction with Asian markets.
The Pacific Historical Review publishes quarterly issues to allow editors time to curate deep research articles rather than rushing for rapid publication cycles. Each issue undergoes rigorous editing before reaching subscribers through the press distribution network.