Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française

Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française
Title	Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française
Discipline	History
Language	French
Abbreviation	RHAF
Publisher	Université Laval
Country	Canada
History	1947–present
Frequency	Quarterly

Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal founded in Quebec that publishes research on the history of New France, Canada, Québec, and the broader Americas with emphasis on francophone and colonial connections. The journal appears regularly under the auspices of academic institutions in Québec City and serves as a venue for studies touching on figures such as Samuel de Champlain, Jacques Cartier, and Louis-Joseph Papineau as well as events like the Conquest of New France, the Seven Years' War, and the Quiet Revolution.

Histoire et création

The journal was established in 1947 in Quebec City by historians and institutions associated with Université Laval, responding to scholarly networks centered on figures such as Lionel Groulx, Paul-Émile Robitaille, and scholars from the Canadian Historical Association, the Association canadienne-française pour l'avancement des sciences, and the Royal Society of Canada. Its founding context included debates over the legacy of New France, archival discoveries at institutions like the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, and comparative interest in studies of Louisiana (New France), Saint-Domingue, and the wider Atlantic World.

Objectifs et champ scientifique

The journal's aims include publishing research on colonial administration under the French crown, biographical studies of figures such as François de Laval, Jean Talon, and Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, cultural analyses involving the Catholic Church (Catholic Church in New France), demographic studies of Acadia, Île-Royale (Cape Breton), and thematic work on migration linking France, Spain, and Britain (Great Britain) in North America. It has hosted scholarship invoking archival materials from the Archives nationales de France, the British Library, the Library and Archives Canada, and parish registers from Montreal, Trois-Rivières, and Quebec City.

Publication et format

Published quarterly by an academic press affiliated with Université Laval and distributed through university libraries such as the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec and the Library of Congress, the journal issues include articles, historiographical essays, book reviews, and research notes. Typical articles engage primary sources like notarial records from Nouvelle-France, correspondence involving Marquis de Montcalm, military dispatches from the Seven Years' War (1756–1763), and treaties such as the Treaty of Paris (1763). Special issues have focused on subjects including the Fur trade, Jesuit Relations, Indigenous peoples of the Americas interactions with colonial authorities, and the history of Francophone communities in Ontario and Acadia.

Rédaction et comité éditorial

Editorial leadership has included prominent historians affiliated with Université Laval, Université de Montréal, and the Université de Sherbrooke, and editorial boards have featured specialists in fields connected to scholars like Denis Vaugeois, Yves Roby, Madeleine Dionne-Turgeon, and researchers from the Centre interuniversitaire d'études québécoises. The peer-review process draws referees from institutions such as McGill University, Queen's University, Université Laval, Université de Montréal, and international centers including Sorbonne University and the École des hautes études en sciences sociales.

Indexation et réception académique

The journal is indexed in databases and bibliographies consulted by historians working on Atlantic history, Colonial Latin America, and North American studies, and is cited alongside outlets such as Canadian Historical Review, French Historical Studies, and the Journal of American History. Its reception within anglophone and francophone historiography reflects debates involving scholars of the Conquest of 1760, the historiography of Nationalism (political ideology) in Quebec figures, and comparative work with historians of New England, Acadian expulsions, and Caribbean slavery.

Influence et contributions historiques

Over decades the journal has published influential articles on the administration of New France, economic networks like the Hudson's Bay Company and the Compagnie des Indes occidentales, social histories addressing seigneurial system practices, and cultural studies of literature connected to authors such as Édouard-Zotique Massicotte and Rodolphe Girard. It has contributed to reassessments of figures like Louis-Hector de Callière, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, and François Bigot, and to thematic fields including demographic history, legal history surrounding the Quebec Act (1774), and transatlantic exchanges with Brittany, Normandy, and Île-de-France (region).

Archives et accès numérique

Back issues and archives are held by repositories including Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Library and Archives Canada, and university libraries at Université Laval and Université de Montréal, with digitization projects coordinated with partners such as the Canadian Research Knowledge Network and provincial digitization initiatives. Recent efforts have made content discoverable through academic platforms used by scholars at Harvard University, Yale University, University of Oxford, and Université de Strasbourg, facilitating research on topics like parish registers, notarial protocols, and the cartography of New France.

Category:Academic journals Category:History of Canada Category:French-language journals