'Foundations' - the Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy

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  Details of our Journal
  How to Contribute
  Publication & Submission Dates
  Contents & Abstracts of Back Issues
  Charles F H Evans Award

Details of our Journal

The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy publishes a biannual journal 'Foundations' blending articles, short communications, queries, reviews and letters to the editor, all relating to medieval genealogy (pre-1500), and administrative material relating to the FMG. We are actively seeking contributions, from members or others. Issues now available are shown below. The journal is provided electronically to all Registered Users and Members of the Foundation, plus a printed hardcopy for Members.

Anyone can subscribe to hardcopies of future issues of Foundations or purchase back issues (where available) by going to our secure online shop. For those not wishing to pay online a manual order form is available - CLICK HERE.

To view the online edition of the journal go to the Users' Area by CLICKING HERE. You must be a Registered User or Member of the FMG to use this facility and you will need your username and password. Full members of the FMG and authors will receive complimentary hardcopies. You can also view a sample of one of the articles by CLICKING HERE.

To view the online version you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 or greater which is freely available on the internet. If you need to obtain it or your current version needs upgrading then click here to download the current version and follow the instructions on the Adobe site. Files which open in Acrobat Reader are of the format "filename.pdf". Please note that Acrobat 4 (or lower) WILL NOT WORK. You must have version 5+.

We welcome feedback on Foundations, either regarding its genealogical content, or the form of presentation. If you have any technical difficulty with navigation in the Online Edition of Foundations, for example links that do not work, please let us know with full details of what happened and what error messages you received. Remember to be patient - the files can take a while to download, depending on your connection speed.


How to Contribute

Contributions for future issues are welcomed in one of the following categories:

1) Original articles of around 5000 words on medieval genealogy (pre-1500 AD)

2) Short communications of 1000 words or less
(for differences from the above see
instructions for contributors)

3) Some "how to" or "where to find" items for those developing an interest in the subject

4) Possibly some points of uncertainty or controversy

5) Longer, in depth studies by special prior arrangement with the editor

Please note all articles are subject to evaluation by our panel of experts before acceptance by the editor. Some instructions for contributors can be seen by clicking here.
Authors, please note the citation format for Foundations has changed. We now use the Chicago humanities footnote style, with a bibliography at the end. A short guide to how this applies to Foundations can be viewed here.

We would prefer material to be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format or as a text file, but we are prepared to accept typed or handwritten material. All submissions should be sent to journal@fmg.ac and advance notice of what you intend to send would be helpful.

We offer the Charles F H Evans Award as an annual cash prize for the best article based on original or cutting edge research, leading to a major advancement in a topic related to medieval genealogy. For more details click here.


Publication & Submission Dates

Vol. No. Publication
Date
  Vol. No. Publication
Date
Submission
Deadline
2 Index Sep 2009
2 6 Oct 2008 3 6 Jul 2011 01 May 2011
2 5 Jan 2008 3 5 Jan 2011 01 Nov 2010
2 4 Jul 2007 3 4 Jul 2010 01 May 2010
2 3 Jan 2007 3 3 Jan 2010 -----
2 2 Jul 2006 3 2 Jul 2009 -----
2 1 Jan 2006 3 1 Jan 2009 -----
1 Index Jan 2006
1 6 Jul 2005
1 5 Jan 2005
1 4 Jul 2004
1 3 Jan 2004
1 2 Jul 2003
1 1 Jan 2003
1 1 Jan 2003

 


Contents & Abstracts of Back Issues

Click the links below to view contents and abstracts of individual issues

Volume 3

Issue number 2
Issue number 1

Volume 2

Issue number 6
Issue number 5
Issue number 4
Issue number 3
Issue number 2
Issue number 1

Volume 1

Issue number 6
Issue number 5
Issue number 4
Issue number 3
Issue number 2
Issue number 1


For further information contact the editor at: editor@fmg.ac

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