Rhetoric of Health and Medicine

Aims & Scope

Rhetoric of Health & Medicine (RHM) is a multidisciplinary journal publishing original rhetorical studies (e.g., studies that use theories of rhetoric or persuasion) of health and medical practices involving communication.

By rhetorical studies, we mean work that entails more than examining the language or discourse involved in health and medical issues, but that also uses theories of rhetoric to guide inquiry and arrive at nuanced observations about how persuasion works (or could/should work) in discourse and practice.

Such studies can combine rhetorical analysis with any number of other humanistic or social scientific methodologies, including critical/cultural analysis, ethnography, qualitative analysis, and quantitative analysis; indeed, RHM seeks to encourage scholarly conversations about health and medicine across fields of inquiry and spheres of practice, in part by publishing inter- and trans-disciplinary research.

Additionally, RHM seeks to contribute to understandings of a broad array of health and medical practices, including but not limited to the history of medicine, patient-provider communication, patient advocacy, patient accessibility, health literacy, public health campaigns, public health policymaking, drug development and marketing, medical training, visual and multimodal communication, medical ethics, environmental health, health and medical technologies, international and intercultural health, health disparities, and eHealth.

Articles published in RHM foreground insights about health, illness, healing, and wellness and theoretical and/or methodological contributions to rhetorically studying these phenomena.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.266

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	6

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17899

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	44

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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

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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.

• The Self-Generating Language of Wellness and Natural Health

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Colleen

• A Dialogue with Medical Interpreters about Rhetoric, Culture, and Language

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Laura, Rachel

• Vaccine Barriers, Vaccine Refusals: Situated Vaccine Decision-Making in the Wake of the 2017 Minnesota Measles Outbreak

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Kari Lynn

• “Sticky Baby Dust” and Emoji

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Bethany Lynn, Margaret M, Nathan

• Changing the Face of the Opioid Epidemic: A Generic Rhetorical Analysis of Addiction Obituaries

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Kristen L., Anna F.

• Surveying Precarious Publics

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Christa, Laura, Kristin Marie, Kelly

• Beyond the “Hullabaloo” of the Vaccine “Debate”: Understanding Parents’ Assessment of Risks When Making Vaccine Decisions

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Lauren

• Selling a Cure for Chronicity

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Kristen

• Assessing Perspectivalism in Patient Participation: An Evaluation of FDA Patient and Consumer Representative Programs

  Citation: 7

  Authors: S. Scott, Molly M., Sang-Yeon, Seokhoon, Daniel

• Embodied Healthcare Intuition: A Taxonomy of Sensory Cues Used by Healthcare Providers

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Lillian, Elizabeth L.

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