About the Journal

Anais de História de Além-Mar (AHAM journal) is an interdisciplinary, indexed, peer-reviewed scientific journal, published in open and free access, assigning persistent DOI identifiers to all published texts. Its main objective is to disseminate original and relevant academic research on the Portuguese presence in the world within its historical context. The journal also welcomes comparative studies on parallel phenomena, as well as analyses of the interconnections between the histories and societies of the different regions involved. In addition, it accepts submissions that engage with current debates surrounding the multidisciplinary fields of the Humanities.

AHAM is published by CHAM Publishing, a university press specialising in the open access publication of high-quality books and journals in the Humanities. In alignment with the mission of CHAM – Centre for the Humanities of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH) and the University of the Azores (UAc), its primary objective is to disseminate innovative research that adheres to the highest standards of quality and scholarly rigor, promoting inter- and transdisciplinary approaches while covering a broad geographical and chronological range.

AHAM welcomes proposals for the publication of articles, unpublished documents/sources, book reviews and news items in Portuguese, Spanish, French, English and Italian. It also accepts proposals for thematic dossiers.

The Anais de História de Além-Mar was founded in 2000 by Artur Teodoro de Matos. Between 2003 and 2019, the journal was directed by João Paulo Oliveira e Costa.