Short answers, pulled from the story.
The American Historical Review was founded in 1895. Plans were initiated at the American Historical Association meeting in December 1894, and twenty-six historians met in April 1895 to set the journal's guidelines and structure.
The American Historical Review was a joint effort between the history departments at Cornell University and Harvard University. It was modeled on The English Historical Review and the French Revue historique.
As of 2023, The American Historical Review is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Historical Association. From October 2007 through 2011, it was published by the University of Chicago Press.
The acceptance rate for research article submissions to The American Historical Review is 8-10%. The journal publishes approximately 650 reviews per year across its four annual issues.
The journal was created to establish a more rigorous and scientific standard for American historical scholarship than existing historical magazines provided. Many of its founders had trained at German universities and wanted an American equivalent to journals such as Historische Zeitschrift and Revue Historique.
In the 2011 Journal Citation Reports, The American Historical Review held the highest impact factor among all history journals worldwide. It has often been described as the premier journal of American history in the world.