Argumentation and Advocacy is an official publication of the American Forensic Association. The mission of Argumentation and Advocacy is to promote scholarship in the field by publishing the best argumentation and advocacy research from diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives. It seeks to address a broad intellectual audience interested in argumentation studies from a wide array of scholarly traditions such as modern and classical rhetoric, formal and informal logic, intercollegiate forensics, media studies, communication studies, political science, social advocacy, social influence, legal studies, and any other field that concerns arguments and/or arguing.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
16K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.5 (2023) Impact Factor
0.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.488 (2023) SNIP
0.239 (2023) SJR
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who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
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quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editors Ben Voth Southern Methodist University, USA
Editorial Board Scott Aikin - Vanderbilt University, USA Robert Asen - University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA Jarrod Atichison - Wake Forest University, USA Jeffrey Bennett - Vanderbilt University, USA Jon Bruschke - California State University, Fullerton, USA Peter Odell Campbell - University of Pittsburgh, USA Ioana Cionea - University of Oklahoma, USA Doug Cloud - Colorado State University, USA Robert Craig - University of Colorado, Boulder, USA Travis Cram - Western Washington University, USA Justin Eckstein - Pacific Lutheran University, USA Helen Diana Eidson - Auburn University, USA Danielle Endres - University of Utah, USA David Godden - Michigan State University, USA Jean Goodwin - North Carolina State University, USA Dennis Gouran - Pennsylvania State University, USA Leo Groarke - Trent University, Canada Dale Hample - University of Maryland, USA Kati Hannken-Illijes - Philipps University of Marburg, Germany Hans Hansen - University of Windsor, Canada Johanna Hartelius - University of Texas, USA Darren Hicks - University of Denver, USA Edward Hinck - Central Michigan University, USA Shelly Hinck - Central Michigan University, USA Thomas Hollihan - University of Southern California, USA Michael Hoppmann - Northeastern University, USA Linda Horwitz - Lake Forest College, USA Scott Jacobs - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Amy Johnson - University of Oklahoma, USA Zornista Keremidchieva - University of Minnesota, USA Jens Kjeldsen - University of Bergen, Norway Susan Kline - Ohio State University, USA Katie Langford- Texas Tech University, USA Marcin Lewinski- Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Melanie Loehwing - Mississippi State University, USA Fabrizio Macagno - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Dima Mohammed - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Ryan Neville-Shepard - University of Arkansas, USA Daniel O’Keefe - Northwestern University, USA Catalina de Onís - Willamette University, USA Catherine Palczewski - University of Northern Iowa, USA Nicholas Paliewicz - University of Louisville, USA Michael Pfau - University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA Damien Smith Pfister - University of Maryland, USA Richard Pineda - University of Texas El Paso, USA Clarke Rountree - University of Alabama, Huntsville, USA Robert Rowland - University of Kansas, USA John Seiter - Utah State University, USA Katharina Stevens - University of Lethbridge, Canada Takeshi Suzuki - Meiji University, Japan Christopher Tindale - University of Windsor, Canada Frans van Eemeren - University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Scott Varda - Baylor University, USA Harry Weger - University of Central Florida, USA Isaac West - Vanderbilt University, USA David Williams - Florida Atlantic University, USA Carol Winkler - Georgia State University, USA David Zarefsky - Northwestern University, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted & Indexed in: Scopus
Open access
Argumentation and Advocacy is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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 readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
The AFA is the professional organization for the many men and women who train American students in the skills of public speaking and study the use of reasoned discourse in public life. Through conferences and Argumentation and Advocacy, the Association encourages the development of research in argumentation and advocacy.
Membership of the AFA includes a subscription to Argumentation and Advocacy. For more information, and to join the Association, visit http://www.americanforensics.org/index.html.
Print ISSN:
1051-1431
Online ISSN:
2576-8476
4 issues per year
Currently known as:
Argumentation and Advocacy
(1989 - current)
Formerly known as
The Journal of the American Forensic Association
(1964 - 1989)
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