Should I mention a published non-refereed journal article which is not in my field?

[bubba]

Hi, everyone! First time poster, long time lurker here.

 

I'm applying to a couple of PhD programs in history and was wondering if I should mention an article which is not tied to my area(s) of interest? It's not connected to either of my previous theses or my current research interests, and I only used secondary literature (so it's sort of like a term paper), but it is my only published work to date (they explicitly asked not to list work in progress).

What say you?

[TakeruK]

Sure, if you're proud of it, why not? I don't know if it will help, but I don't think that it will harm your application. At worst, the committee will think it's not important and ignore that listing.

[bubba]

Thanks for replying! Yeah, you have a point. I was just afraid of looking desperate by listing it...