Journal profile · Multiple
Rhetoric Society Quarterly
ISSN 0277-3945 · eISSN 1930-322X · Taylor & Francis
Rhetoric Society Quarterly: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.11; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 97 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rhetoric Society Quarterly 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 49.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Rhetoric Society Quarterly , the official journal of the Rhetoric Society of America, features original articles on all areas of rhetorical studies including theory, history, criticism, and pedagogy. The journal addresses an interdisciplinary audience of scholars and students of rhetorics who work in communication studies, English studies, philosophy, politics, and other allied fields. Submissions: Rhetoric Society Quarterly ( RSQ) is published five times a year. Article-length manuscripts on all areas of rhetorical studies including theory, history, criticism, and pedagogy are invited. Contributions should exhibit high standards for professional scholarship, and should offer new knowledge or advance the discussion on significant issues in the field of rhetoric in ways that address the work and common interests of rhetoricians who reside in a variety of disciplines. Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have undergone editorial screening and anonymous peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Jenny RicePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 8, Canada 1, Greece 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities32.2%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities10.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.4%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology4.4%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities3%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences2.9%
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 | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| 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 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: ProQuest, EBSCOhost, ProQuest online research databases
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
- 1.11LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.62Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 297OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 27.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 87,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,805 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 52 | 4 | 27 |
| 2024 | 46 | 7 | 101 |
| 2023 | 74 | 5 | 110 |
| 2022 | 41 | 6 | 178 |
| 2021 | 41 | 6 | 409 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
97 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 97 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 61 daysPublisher 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 Society Quarterly 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 …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All articles in this journal have undergone editorial screening and anonymous peer review. Model summary
All articles in this journal have undergone editorial screening and anonymous 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
- 0277-3945
- Electronic ISSN
- 1930-322X
- Society / sponsor
- Rhetoric Society of America
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rhetoric Society Quarterly
What CAS zone is Rhetoric Society Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Rhetoric Society Quarterly is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Literature / Philosophy / 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.
What is the impact factor of Rhetoric Society Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.11; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Rhetoric Society Quarterly?
The publisher reports about 97 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18%. 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 Society Quarterly based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), Canada (1) and Greece (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Rhetoric Society Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rhetoric Society Quarterly is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Rhetoric Society Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Rhetoric Society Quarterly 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: .