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RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC
ISSN 0734-8584 · eISSN 1533-8541 · University of California Press
RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC is published by University of California Press and is in Zone 2 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Rhetoric and Communication Studies, Classical Antiquity Studies and Classical Philosophy and Thought, together about 39.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities18%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences12.7%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities8.4%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities4.6%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Organic Chemistry Synthesis MethodsChemistry3.9%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 224OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,387 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 39 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 39 | 2 | 19 |
| 2022 | 58 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 74 | 2 | 27 |
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
- University of California Press
- ISSN
- 0734-8584
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-8541
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC
What CAS zone is RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History / Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC open access, and what is the APC?
RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC 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: .