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The American Historical Review (the "Journal"), a scholarly journal published by the American Historical Association (the "AHA"), is pleased to commission your review of "Insert Title" (the "Review") for publication in "Insert Volume Number", currently scheduled to be produced in Volume "insert publication date" and distributed in "insert distribution date". You agree to work with the Journal in good faith to resolve any differences regarding changes to the Review proposed by the Journal or you. The Journal generally resolves all issues of citation style and spelling in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style and Merriam-Webster's Third International Dictionary, in addition to its own house style. The Journal will provide two tearsheets of your Review free of charge.

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