Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Rhetoric & Public Affairs
ISSN 1094-8392 · eISSN 1534-5238 · Michigan State University Press
Rhetoric & Public Affairs: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rhetoric & Public Affairs is published by Michigan State University Press and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Rhetoric and Communication Studies, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Race, History, and American Society, together about 54.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities36.2%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences13.5%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences5.1%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences4.6%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.6%
- Literature, Film, and Journalism AnalysisArts and Humanities3.6%
- American Political and Social DynamicsArts and Humanities3.3%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 262OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,865 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 35 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | 33 | 2 | 33 |
| 2022 | 35 | 1 | 135 |
| 2021 | 36 | 2 | 97 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Michigan State University Press
- ISSN
- 1094-8392
- Electronic ISSN
- 1534-5238
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rhetoric & Public Affairs
What CAS zone is Rhetoric & Public Affairs in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Rhetoric & Public Affairs is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Rhetoric & Public Affairs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rhetoric & Public Affairs is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Rhetoric & Public Affairs open access, and what is the APC?
Rhetoric & Public Affairs is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .