Rhetoric and Public Affairs

Aims & Scope

Rhetoric & Public Affairs is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the history, theory, and criticism of public discourse.

Arenas of rhetorical investigation might include but are by no means limited to campaigns for social, political, environmental or economic justice; modes of resistance to those campaigns; situated instances of executive leadership; legislative and judicial deliberations; comparative rhetorics; transnational diplomacy; digital circulation and mediation of public discourse; and/or constitution of political and social identities.

Critical, analytical, or interpretive essays examining symbolic influences in any historical period (including the contemporary) anywhere in the world are welcome.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.225

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19778

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	39

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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.

• Delinking Rhetoric, or Revisiting McGee’s Fragmentation Thesis through Decoloniality

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Darrel Allan

• The Populist and Nationalist Roots of Trump’s Rhetoric

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Robert C.

• Scientist Citizens: Rhetoric and Responsibility in L’Aquila

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Pamela, Leah

• Obama, Trump, and Reflections on the Rhetoric of Political Change

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Denise M.

• American Elections and the Rhetoric of Political Change: Hyperbole, Anger, and Hope in U.S. Politics

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Mary E.

• Facing Moloch: Barack Obama’s National Eulogies and Gun Violence

  Citation: 16

  Authors: David A.

• Industrial Apocalyptic: Neoliberalism, Coal, and the Burlesque Frame

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Jennifer, Pete, Steve, Jen

• Donald J. Trump and the Rhetoric of White Ambivalence

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Casey Ryan

• The Post-Racial and Post-Ethical Discourse of Donald J. Trump

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Robert E.

• Gendered Geographies of Memory: Place, Violence, and Exigency at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Kristan

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