Recruitment Central
This page provides additional information about how to become an editor or advisory board member at an H-Net network and catalogs the recruitment programs and calls of H-Net’s nearly 200 topically-defined networks.
The editorial teams of these networks are the authorities over the application process, so please make sure to read their recruitment messages carefully. When a network’s current editorial team decides to bring on a new member, that member must go through a nomination, application, and certification process governed by H-Net’s Bylaws and Executive Council Policies. A network’s current editors and board members must nominate the individual and the candidate must fill out an application (see the blue buttons immediately below). All nominations are subject to review by H-Net’s Executive Council. If Council approves a nomination, the individual must then complete a brief, free online training program. Once trained, the new editor will join the network’s editorial team. H-Net recommends a two-year term for appointments and requires a six-week probationary period. Many editors and board members elect to serve for longer periods.
Contact the Associate Director of Networks or the Associate Director of Reviews at any point during the process with your questions
If you do not have a specific network that you are interested in, or do not have success reaching out to one, you should also feel invited to complete this webform to introduce yourself to our broader editorial community. It will ask you to provide contact information and then describe your general areas of interest, academic background, and mention any project ideas you had.
Select to nominate an editor
Select to apply to be a network editor
Select to apply to be a review editor
Select to apply to join a network advisory board
Recruitment Calls with Deadlines
The following networks maintain webpages outlining their recruitment interests and policies. Networks may add recruitment pages to this table by applying the category “H-Net Network Recruitment Call” to the page.
Dear Subscribers,
H-Net is built around volunteerism from the executive council all the way to your network editors. Without volunteers, H-Net cannot function and not deliver the high-quality material you are used to and enjoy reading. We need you!
We are in desperate need of additional volunteer Review and Discussion Editors. As Review Editor, you will commission and edit reviews of books and other scholarly materials through a formal system managed by our parent non-profit, H-Net. Discussion Editors manage posting materials on the Commons, add new subscribers, and can be involved in specific
The current editors of H-Minerva are seeking new editors to join our team! The network is looking for two or three editors to take on duties and responsibilities on a voluntary basis. Editors mainly moderate discussion posts and general announcements.
We also hope that by expanding our editorial team, editors will be able to develop new content based on their interests, such as blogs, pulling together syllabi and other Teaching and Research Resources, as well as cross-network projects. This type of content makes a network vibrant – and is easier to do the more editors we have!
The role of H-Net
Book reviews are an integral part of the agenda on all H-Net networks and have been a very important part of H-Asia.
To continue this, H-Asia wants to grow the team of review editors - so we are looking for YOU!
The brief:
"Review Editors commission and edit reviews of scholarship in print or other media for specific networks. Review Editors must have strong field qualifications in the subject covered by the networks; collaborate with reviewers and other editors and H-Net staff by email in a timely fashion; and use H-Net's online Reviews Management System to assign, edit, and publish reviews. H
Dear Subscribers,
Reminder: Apply by February 11!
H-CivWar is interested in recruiting additional volunteer Review and Discussion Editors. As Review Editor, you will commission and edit reviews of books and other scholarly materials through a formal system managed by our parent non-profit, H-Net. Discussion Editors manage posting materials on the Commons, add new subscribers, and can be involved in specific projects. We would like to have somebody join the team who might be interested in continuing our Diversity Initiative, highlighting scholarship from and about minority groups, as well as
Networks Practicing Continuous Recruitment
This table lists all recent recruitment calls, which typically include an application process and deadline. The table culls information from across H-Net using the category “H-Net Network Recruitment Page”
Dear Subscribers,
H-Texas is seeking new network editors to join its editorial team! H-Texas is uniquely positioned on the H-Net Commons to promote scholarly discussion and disseminate open access information, research materials, and teaching aids on the history and culture of Texas. If you are a scholar in these areas at any stage of your career and you are seeking ways to become more involved in your discipline, please consider volunteering with H-Texas.
Why become a network editor on an H-Net network? H-Net networks provide free, open access content to their academic communities, and editors
Dear Subscribers,
H-Net is built around volunteerism from the executive council all the way to your network editors. Without volunteers, H-Net cannot function and not deliver the high-quality material you are used to and enjoy reading. We need you!
We are still in desperate need of additional volunteer Discussion Editors. Discussion Editors manage posting of materials on the Commons, add new subscribers, and can be involved in specific projects. H-Net can be what you want it to be from once a week checking for new subscribers, managing our social media profiles, or doing some special project. We
Dear Subscribers,
H-Net is built around volunteerism from the executive council all the way to your network editors. Without volunteers, H-Net cannot function and not deliver the high-quality material you are used to and enjoy reading. We need you!
We are in desperate need of additional volunteer Review and Discussion Editors. As Review Editor, you will commission and edit reviews of books and other scholarly materials through a formal system managed by our parent non-profit, H-Net. Discussion Editors manage posting materials on the Commons, add new subscribers, and can be involved in specific