Rhetoric and Public Affairs
Last updated ISSN 1094-8392
Rhetoric and Public Affairs is published by Michigan State University in arts and humanities. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Rhetoric and Public Affairs concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Rhetoric and Communication Studies
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Race, History, and American Society
- Media Studies and Communication
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
- Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis
- American Political and Social Dynamics
- Social Media and Politics
- Academic Freedom and Politics
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
Key facts
| Publisher | Michigan State University |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1094-8392, 1534-5238 |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Emerging Sources Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,865 |
| Publishing since | 1998 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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