The William and Mary Quarterly is published in January, April, July, and October by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. The journal originated in 1892, making it one of the oldest scholarly journals in the United States. Currently in its Third Series, the Quarterly is the leading journal for the study of early American history and culture. Approximately 150 manuscripts are submitted to the WMQ each year. About one in six manuscripts is accepted after in-house evaluation and thorough peer review.
Accepted articles receive close substantive editing.
Three prizes are available to Quarterly authors, and many of the journal's articles attract considerable reprint interest. Circulation presently stands at about 3,700, distributed almost equally between individuals and institutions. One in ten subscribers is foreign.