Argumentation and Advocacy

Aims & Scope

Argumentation and Advocacy is an official publication of the American Forensic Association.

The mission of Argumentation and Advocacy is to promote scholarship in the field by publishing the best argumentation and advocacy research from diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives.

It seeks to address a broad intellectual audience interested in argumentation studies from a wide array of scholarly traditions such as modern and classical rhetoric, formal and informal logic, intercollegiate forensics, media studies, communication studies, political science, social advocacy, social influence, legal studies, and any other field that concerns arguments and/or arguing.

Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.304

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16491

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	41

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Unruly Arguments: The Body Rhetoric of Earth First!, Act Up, and Queer Nation

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Kevin Michael

• Outlines of a Theory of Visual Argument

  Citation: 89

  Authors: David S., Leo

• The Naturalistic Enthymeme and Visual Argument: Photographic Representation in the “Skull Controversy”

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Cara A.

• Do Presidential Debates Matter? Examining a Decade of Campaign Debate Effects

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Mitchell S., Benjamin R.

• Justification Explicitness and Persuasive Effect: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Effects of Varying Support Articulation in Persuasive Messages

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Daniel J.

• Ambiguous Argument as Advocacy in Organizational Crisis Communication

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Timothy L., Robert R.

• Conspiracy Theories: Public Arguments as Coded Social Critiques: a Rhetorical Analysis of the Twa Flight 800 Conspiracy Theories

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Shane

• Standpoint Explicitness and Persuasive Effect: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Effects of Varying Conclusion Articulation in Persuasive Messages

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Daniel J.

• A Research-Based Justification for Debate Across the Curriculum

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Joe

• Aristotle's Classical Enthymeme and the Visual Argumentation of the Twenty-First Century

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Valerie J.

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