Hi everyone! We wanted to open up a space where you can ask the WHE team pretty much anything — how we pick topics, how an article gets written and fact-checked, what we’re working on next, or just something you’ve always wondered about how the site runs. No question too small. We’ll be checking in regularly to answer.
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Hi WHE, I recently emailed your translation@ email address about translating your website content - but the email bounced back, and the same occurred when I tried with a different email. Is there another way I can contact you to discuss assisting with translation? I speak German to C2 level as well as a couple of other languages at C1 level. I have worked as a mythology writer and educational content writer before, bringing very relevant transferrable skills. Thank you in advance.
@ljwrites unfortunately we receive a lot of spam about paid translation, which is why our spam filters are very aggressive. Please send another email and don’t use the word “freelance” and don’t use “English<>” to indicate the languages you translate. Those are both commonly used in spam translation emails.
Thank you for these pointers; unfortunately my email bounced back once more. Is there a way to apply on here or elsewhere? I see there are DMs in this community, for example? Thank you in advance.
I think I know that this space that you are planning to put online seems so interesting to me that it allows me to find out about everything, just by asking a question - And, quickly a powerful response from WHE…
It’s cool . As it is about history ''I admit that history deserves a relational link with the present - And then , History is defined as a continuous narrative, segmented into a multitude of epochs and cycles that have unfolded distinctly across different geographical spaces. However, history’s dynamism lies in its fine line with the present: an event that occurred just yesterday instantly enters the realm of historical time. History is therefore not a mere contemplation of the distant past, but the uninterrupted flow that carries and preserves the memory of human experience, from the emergence of the first societies to our contemporary era. From this perspective, every current event is history in the making, and time itself becomes the successive witness to every action undertaken by humanity.
I agree with you: History isn’t so much about the past as it is about understanding the present. 
Hi WHE Team,
Glad to have a space like this. I’m currently developing my own interest in food history and food science particularly dietary practices and ritual food traditions in ancient India and I’d love to eventually contribute articles here as that develops.
A couple of questions for the team:
- What does your fact-checking/review process look like for a first-time contributor, especially on more specialized or lesser-covered topics?
- Do you have a sense of which historical food-related topics you’d like to see covered but haven’t found the right writer for yet?
Looking forward to learning from the articles here in the meantime!
We’d welcome your writing on food history! I think that’d be a popular topic.
Regarding the review process, you can read more about it in our editorial policy. And for the topics in particular, I’m not sure. @markzcartwright or @JPryst might know more.
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YAY! This is great. Thank you for the proposal.
I’d see articles on this as along the same lines as “Daily Life” or “Fashion and Dress” pieces on the site.
Something along the lines of what they ate in ancient Mesopotamia, Indus Valley Civilization, Egypt, Greece, and Rome - especially if the piece included a recipie - as in, “Here’s what they ate 4,000 or so years ago - and you can too!”
Great idea. Thank you. Please feel free to send something in.
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Thank you so much, this means a lot! I’d love to take this on.
I’ll start with something focused likely ancient India (Vedic-era dietary practices) given that’s my primary research area, structured the way you described: historical context plus a recipe readers could actually try. I can expand to other civilizations in follow-up pieces if that format works well.
Should I send a draft or outline your way first, or is there a submission process/format guide I should follow?
Submissions are directly handled via our website. You can just submit your article here: Contribute - World History Encyclopedia
Please review our editorial policy, AI policy and style guide before submitting.
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Looking forward to reading your work! All the best to you.
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Thank you so much really appreciate the encouragement. Will make sure to share it here once it’s ready.
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I’m also looking forward to reading your work!
I am thinking how you stop the bias from creeping in the articles and do you have any mechanism to be stopped from being pressurised politically or in any other way ?
We do our best to avoid bias. Our writers always base their articles on a wide range of books, ideally written by historians from different backgrounds. This is particularly true when writing about other cultures; we always ensure to mix both Western and original sources. Our team is also extremely international, so in the review process people from very varied backgrounds and cultures will review articles before they are published.
In terms of political pressure, we’re entirely independent. We are not funded by any government or corporation, so we’re free to pursue historical accuracy. In cases of article sponsorships, we a have a strict policy that no sponsor or advertiser has any editorial input whatsoever. The editorial team is entirely independent.