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The Journal of Modern History emerged in 1929 through the efforts of the University of Chicago Press. Chester Penn Higby served as one of the founders who helped establish the publication that same year.
The journal defines its geographical boundaries to include the United Kingdom and the entire European continent. Russia and the Balkans are explicitly included within this vast regional map alongside Western nations.
Current coeditors John W. Boyer, Jan E. Goldstein, and Fredrik Albritton Jonsson lead the publication from the University of Chicago. They follow a long line of previous editors including Sheila Fitzpatrick and Hanna Gray during their respective tenures.
The award is presented during even-numbered years rather than odd ones on a biennial schedule. Past winners include Jan E. Goldstein, William W. Hagen, Susan Pedersen, and Heinrich August Winkler between 1956 and 2010.
The timeline extends backward to the year 1500 and forward to the present moment. Scholars examine events across five centuries covering European intellectual, political, and cultural history.