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Rhetoric Society Quarterly

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0277-3945eISSN1930-322X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.368

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.575

Total Works

1,776

Total Citations

10,458

2yr Mean Citedness

0.80

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Rhetoric Society Quarterly features original articles on all areas of rhetorical studies. This includes theory, history, criticism, and pedagogy.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,776

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0277-3945 / 1930-322X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

CommunicationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

CommunicationLiteraturePhilosophy

Scopus Categories

CommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rhetoric and Communication StudiesDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition