About this journal

Aims and scope

The Quarterly Journal of Speech (QJS) is a peer-reviewed publication of the National Communication Association. QJS publishes original scholarship and book reviews that take a rhetorical approach to diverse texts, discourses, and cultural practices through which public beliefs, norms, identities, institutions, affects, and actions are constituted, empowered, enacted, and circulated. Rhetorical scholarship traverses and mobilizes many different intellectual, archival, disciplinary, and political vectors, traditions, and methods, and QJS seeks to honor and engage such differences.

Accordingly, QJS welcomes the full array of scholarship produced under rhetoric’s broad purview, including work that advances and enriches longstanding traditions in rhetorical theory and criticism, as well as research and writing that maps new frontiers.

For more details about how to submit your research to QJS , please review our Instructions for Authors.

Unless specifically indicated otherwise, articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, including screening by the editor and review by at least two anonymous referees.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 93K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 1.3 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 2.0 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 1.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 0.000 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.349 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 13 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 77 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 16 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 18% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editor
Stacey K. Sowards – University of Texas at Austin, USA

Editorial Assistant
Ashley N McDonald – University of Texas at Austin, USA
Paulami Banerjee – University of Texas at Austin, USA

Book Review Editor
Toniesha Taylor – Texas Southern University, USA

Editorial Board
Shadee Abdi, San Francisco State University
Angela Aguayo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fatima Alaoui, San Francisco State University
Hector Amaya, University of Southern California
Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University
John Arthos, Indiana University
Godfried Asante, San Diego State University
Robert Asen, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ahmet Atay, The College of Wooster
Wendy Atkins-Sayre, University of Memphis
Roberto Avant-Mier, The University of Texas at El Paso
Lamiyah Bahrainwala, Southwestern University
Sandeep Bakshi, University of Paris Denis-Diderot
Michelle Ballif, University of Georgia
Joshua Trey Barnett, Pennsylvania State University
Timothy Barney, University of Richmond
Alejandro Barranquero Carretero, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Sarah Baugh-Harris, Davidson College
Vanessa Beasley, Vanderbilt University
Jeffrey Bennett, Vanderbilt University
Teresa Bergman, University of the Pacific
Barbara Biesecker, University of Georgia
Jason Black, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Adriana Ángel Botero, University of La Sabana, Colombia
Casey Boyle, The University of Texas at Austin
Maegan Parker Brooks, Willamette University
Caitlin Bruce, University of Pittsburgh
Cedric Burrows, Marquette University
Michael Butterworth, The University of Texas at Austin
Bernadette Calafell, Gonzaga University
Darrian Carroll, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
José Castro-Sotomayor, California State University, Channel Islands
Leah Ceccarelli, University of Washington
Catherine Chaput, University of Nevada, Reno
Karma Chávez, The University of Texas at Austin
Devika Chawla, Ohio University
Jim Cherney, University of Nevada-Reno
Jay Childers, University of Kansas
Kundai Chirindo, Lewis and Clark College
Josue David Cisneros, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dana Cloud, Syracuse University
Ashley Cordes, University of Oregon
Lisa Corrigan, University of Arkansas
E. Cram, University of Iowa
Patricia Davis, Northeastern University
Jeroen de Kloet, University of Amsterdam
Sarah Amira de la Garza, Arizona State University
Sarah de los Santos Upton, The University of Texas at El Paso
Catalina de Onís, University of Oregon
Matthew de Tar, Ohio University
Jolanta Drzewiecka, Università della Svizzera Italiana
Tasha Dubriwny, Texas A&M University
Thomas Dunn, Colorado State University
Rosa Eberly, Pennsylvania State University
Shinsuke Eguchi, University of New Mexico
Danielle Endres, University of Utah
Suzanne Enck, University of North Texas
Jessica Enoch, University of Maryland
Jeremy Engels, Pennsylvania State University
Valeria Fabj, Lynn University
Cara Finnegan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz, University of Iowa
Lisa Flores, University of Colorado, Boulder
Joseph Flores, Gonzaga University
Christina Foust, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Ragan Fox, California State University, Long Beach
Victoria Gallagher, North Carolina State University
Shiv Ganesh, The University of Texas at Austin
Haneen Ghabra, Kuwait University
Katie Gibson, Colorado State University
Rachel Griffin, University of Utah
Joshua Gunn, The University of Texas at Austin
Robert Gutierrez-Perez, University of Nevada, Reno
Jaime Guzmán, California State University, Northridge
Leslie Hahner, Baylor University
Ashley Hall, Illinois State University
Attila Hallsby, University of Minnesota
Rona Halualani, San Jose State University
Jenna Hanchey, Arizona State University
Derek Handley, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Kelly Happe, University of Georgia
Robert Hariman, Northwestern University
Tina Harris, Louisiana State University
E. Johanna Hartelius, The University of Texas at Austin
Annie Hill, The University of Texas at Austin
Theon Hill, Wheaton College
Kristen Hoerl, University of Nebraska
Michelle Holling, California State University, San Marcos
Matthew Houdek, Rochester Institute of Technology
Jo Hsu, The University of Texas at Austin
Sue Hum, The University of Texas at San Antonio
José Izaguirre III, The University of Texas at Austin
Ronald Jackson II, University of Cincinnati
James Jasinski, University of Puget Sound
Fred Jenga, Stonehill College
Eric Jenkins, University of Cincinnati
Robin Jensen, University of Utah
Jenell Johnson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Morgan Johnson, Colorado State University
Paul Johnson, University of Pittsburgh
Amber Johnson, University of California, Berkeley
Andre Johnson, University of Memphis
Sergio Juárez, Fresno State
Jiyeon Kang, University of Iowa
Amber Kelsie, University of Colorado, Boulder
Casey Kelly, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Abraham Khan, University of Arkansas
Sabiha Khan, The University of Texas at El Paso
Claire King, Vanderbilt University
Lisa King, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Michael Lechuga, University of New Mexico
Michael Lee, College of Charleston
Loretta LeMaster, Arizona State University
Jennifer LeMesurier, Colgate University
Shirley Logan, University of Maryland
Nina Lozano, Loyola Marymount University
John Lynch, University of Cincinnati
Ashley Mack, Louisiana State University
Robert Mack, Arizona State University
Kristy Maddux, University of Maryland
José Ángel Maldonado, University of South Florida
Roseann Mandziuk, Texas State University
Diana Martínez, Pepperdine University
Susana Martínez Guillem, University of New Mexico
Joan McAlister, Drake University
Bryan McCann, Louisiana State University
Samuel McCormick, San Francisco State University
Bridie McGreavy, University of Maine
George McHendry, Jr., Creighton University
Jennifer Mercieca, Texas A&M University
Michaela Meyer, Christopher Newport University
Tema Milstein, University of New South Wales
Anita Mixon, Wayne State University
Raquel Moreira, Southwestern University
Charles Morris, Syracuse University
John Murphy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ali Na, Queen's University
Tiara Na’puti, University of California, Irvine
LeiLani Nishime, University of Washington
Omedi Ochieng, University of Colorado, Boulder
Adedoyin Ogunfeyimi, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Christa Olson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lester Olson, University of Pittsburgh
Kent Ono, University of Utah
Hailey Otis, University of Maryland
Catherine Palczewski, University of Northern Iowa
Renu Pariyadath, University of South Carolina Upstate
Shawn Parry-Giles, University of Maryland
Trevor Parry-Giles, University of Maryland
Jennifer Peeples, Utah State University
Frank Pérez, The University of Texas at El Paso
Phaedra C. Pezzullo, University of Colorado, Boulder
Damien Smith Pfister, University of Maryland
Vincent Pham, Willamette University
Sean Phelan, Massey University
Kendall Phillips, Syracuse University
Richard Pineda, The University of Texas at El Paso
Kristan Poirot, Texas A&M University
Allison Prasch, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Candice Rai, University of Washington
Erin Rand, Syracuse University
Angela Ray, Northwestern University
Valerie Renegar, Southwestern University
Jenny Rice, University of Kentucky
Cindy Richards, Willamette University
Keven Rudrow, Syracuse University
Donnie Sackey, The University of Texas at Austin
Jen Schneider, Boise State University
Rae Lynn Schwartz-DuPre, Western Washington University
Rico Self, Southwestern University
Samantha Senda-Cook, Creighton University
Kristina Sheeler, Purdue University, Indianapolis
Raka Shome, Villanova University
Natasha Shrikant, University of Colorado, Boulder
John Sloop, Vanderbilt University
Karrieann Soto Vega, University of Kentucky
Belinda Stillion Southard, University of Georgia
Paul Stob, Vanderbilt University
Nathan Stormer, University of Maine
Mary Stuckey, Pennsylvania State University
Carlos Tarin, The University of Texas at El Paso
Bryan Taylor, University of Colorado, Boulder
Dave Tell, University of Kansas
Robert Terrill, Indiana University
Armond Towns, Carleton University
Pamela Van Haitsma, Pennsylvania State University
Anjali Vats, University of Pittsburgh
Sara Vander Haagen, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Mary Vavrus, University of Minnesota
Lisa Villadsen, University of Copenhagen
Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Texas A&M University
Eric King Watts, Wake Forest University
Isaac West, Vanderbilt University
Kirt Wilson, Pennsylvania State University
Carly Woods, University of Maryland
Sharon Yam, University of Kentucky

Previous editors of Quarterly Journal of Speech

Abstracting and indexing

Abstracted/ Indexed in: America: History and Life; C S A Worldwide Political Science Abstracts; Communication Abstracts; Communication and Mass Media Complete; Current Abstracts; ERIC; Electronic Collections Online; Education Research Index; Historical Abstracts; Humanities Index; Humanities International Index; Linguistics Abstracts; Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, M L A International Bibliography; Periodicals Index Online; SCOPUS; Social Services Abstracts; Social Science Citation Index and Sociological Abstracts.

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Communication and Democracy

Communication and Race

Communication Education

Communication Monographs

Communication Teacher

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication

Quarterly Journal of Speech

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