Journal profile · Multiple
Rhetoric Review
ISSN 0735-0198 · eISSN 1532-7981 · Taylor & Francis
Rhetoric Review: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 249 days to acceptance (25 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 30% (journal website); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rhetoric Review is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 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, Discourse Analysis in Language Studies and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, together about 53.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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. Peer Review Policy: All articles published in Rhetoric Review undergo double anonymized peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Elise Verzosa HurleyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities28.8%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities18.3%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology6.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.1%
- Media, Communication, and EducationSocial Sciences3.1%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences2.8%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCOhost, MLA International Bibliography
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.19Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 250OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 35,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 35,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,424 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 30 | 6 | 29 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1 | 14 |
| 2022 | 32 | 3 | 74 |
| 2021 | 36 | 0 | 224 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
249 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 133 days – 587 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 114 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 381 days
- Sample
- 25 articles with submission and acceptance dates (42 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 85 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 85 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 167 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 167 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 165 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 165 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Rhetoric Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readers…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All articles published in Rhetoric Review undergo double anonymized peer review. Model summary
All articles published in Rhetoric Review undergo double anonymized peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0735-0198
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-7981
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rhetoric Review
What CAS zone is Rhetoric Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Rhetoric Review is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Literature / Language & Linguistics. 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.
What is the impact factor of Rhetoric Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Rhetoric Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 25 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 249 days (interquartile range 133–587 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Rhetoric Review based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Rhetoric Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rhetoric Review is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Rhetoric Review open access, and what is the APC?
Rhetoric Review is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .