The Concord Review (TCR)

The Concord Review (TCR) is an academic journal dedicated to publishing historical research papers of high school students in English. With the spring issue, the quarterly journal has published 1,362 research papers from authors in 46 states and 41 countries. Many of the authors of TCR have gone to prestigious universities and colleges across the US and around the world.

Interested in the competition?

Competition Overview

Secondary students from all countries and schools

Eligibility

Free

Entry Fee

Summer Issue – February 1
Fall Issue – May 1
Winter Issue – August 1
Spring Issue – November 1

Submission Deadline

September, December, March and June

Results Announcement

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Competition Details

1. Competition Overview

All essays can be on any historical topic, ancient or modern, domestic or foreign. Students are expected to do extensive research. Students can submit an essay on topics that The Concord Review has already published.

2. Fee

Range from $70 – $150, depending on which type of subscription students want to sign up for.

3. Acceptance Procedure

Essays are accepted on a rolling basis. Only about 5% of submissions are published. Chosen authors will be notified by the month prior to their paper’s publication. The Concord Review is published quarterly, and issues arrive in September, December, March, and June. Essays are eligible for at least the next four issues.

4. Author Benefits

eBook of the next four issues; optional print edition.
Reprints of published essay available

Submission Details

1. Essay Requirements

Completed before finishing secondary school.
Written in English; not previously published except in a student’s school publication.
Formatting: Turabian (Chicago) style endnotes & bibliography; no footnotes; single font; no graphics; paragraphs properly formatted.
Filename: FirstName LastName_First 3 Words of Title.docx

Students must be the sole author, and the work must not be published elsewhere except for a publication of the secondary school that students attend. Students can submit more than one research paper.

2. Length

5,000–10,000+ words (including endnotes and bibliography). The average published papers are 8,000 words, and the longest published paper was 21,000 words (on the Mountain Meadow Massacre).