Rhetoric Review

Aims & Scope

Rhetoric Review (RR) , a scholarly interdisciplinary journal of rhetoric that publishes in all areas of rhetoric and writing and provides a professional forum for its readers to consider and discuss current topics and issues.

The journal publishes manuscripts that explore the breadth and depth of the discipline, including history, theory, writing, praxis, philosophy, professional writing, rhetorical criticism, cultural studies, multiple literacies, technology, public address, graduate education, and professional issues.

Rhetoric Review also invites readers to contribute to the Burkean Parlor, a discourse forum for discussion of Rhetoric Review's published articles, as well as professional issues.

Review essays are commissioned by the Book Review Editor, Julie Collins Bates, Department of English, Millikin University, 1184 W.

Main St., Decatur, IL, 62522, and included as a regular feature.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.201

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21085

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	32

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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 Arts and Humanities and 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.

• Intertextuality and the discourse community

  Citation: 114

  Authors: James E.

• Aristotle's concept of ethos, or if not his somebody else's

  Citation: 82

  Authors: S. Michael

• <i>Ethos</i>as location: New sites for understanding discursive authority

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Nedra

• The birth of molecular biology: An essay in the rhetorical criticism of scientific discourse

  Citation: 54

  Authors: S. Michael

• The politics of historiography

  Citation: 42

  Authors: James J., James, Robert J., Sharon, Richard Leo, Victor J., Susan C., Nan, Jan

• Metis, Metis, Mestiza, Medusa: Rhetorical Bodies across Rhetorical Traditions

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Jay

• Mr. Darwin and his readers: Exploring interpersonal metadiscourse as a dimension of<i>ethos</i>

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Avon, Rodney

• <i>Stasis</i>and<i>kairos</i>: Principles of social construction in classical rhetoric∗

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Michael

• Composition studies: Dappled discipline

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Janice M.

• Why write . . . together: A research update∗

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Andrea, Lisa

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