Publications

Academic Journals

Journal Title	Description
Across the Disciplines	Across the Disciplines is a refereed journal focused on language, learning, and academic writing, publishing articles on writing and its pedagogy in various contexts. It aims to make information about writing and instruction accessible to the CAC, WAC, and ECAC communities.
ADE Bulletin	The ADE Bulletin is the journal of the Association of Departments of English, which is a subsidiary of the Modern Language Association of America. Since 1964, the Bulletin has published articles that are of professional interest to English educators, scholars, and administrators in postsecondary institutions.
Journal for the History of Rhetoric (JHR) https://ashr.org/journal/	The Journal for the History of Rhetoric (JHR), published by the American Society for the History of Rhetoric, features peer-reviewed research on historical aspects of rhetoric. It embraces diverse perspectives and aims to broaden the traditional canon of rhetorical history.
American Communication Journal	The American Communication Journal (ACJ) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on analyzing and critiquing important communication works. The ACJ aims to publish research from various fields related to communication.
Argumentation and Advocacy	Argumentation and Advocacy is the official publication of the American Forensic Association. It focuses on promoting research about argumentation and advocacy from different perspectives and methods.
Assessing Writing: An International Journal	Assessing Writing is a refereed international journal that focuses on the assessment of written language. It publishes articles, book reviews, and reports related to various writing assessments, including traditional testing, performance assessments like portfolios, workplace sampling, and classroom assessment.
Basic Writing e-Journal	Basic Writing e-Journal (BWe) is a free online journal that publishes research on teaching and learning in basic writing classes. It focuses on diverse students facing economic challenges, their educators, and the policies impacting their access to higher education.
Business and Professional Communication Quarterly	Business and Professional Communication Quarterly (BPCQ) is the premier refereed journal exclusively dedicated to advancing the teaching of communication within the workplace, publishing scholarship that enhances the understanding of business communication pedagogy in both academic and professional environments.
CEA Critic	The CEA Critic, a scholarly journal published by the College English Association since 1939, originated as a four-page tabloid called The News Letter of the College English Association and continues to be available in print. The journal publishes scholarly works that apply "close reading" methodology to analyze various texts studied at the college level, including fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction, and film.
College Composition and Communication	College Composition and Communication (CCC) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research in rhetoric and composition studies. It aims to support college teachers in improving writing instruction by reflecting on current scholarship and theory. The journal covers a variety of topics within the field and is a key outlet for scholarly work in rhetoric and composition.
College English	College English is the professional journal for the college scholar-teacher. CE publishes articles about literature, rhetoric-composition, critical theory, creative writing theory and pedagogy, linguistics, literacy, reading theory, pedagogy, and professional issues related to the teaching of English. Issues may also include review essays.
Composition Forum	Composition Forum is a journal for teachers and researchers who study composition theory and its role in teaching writing at colleges and universities. The journal publishes articles that look at how composition theory connects with classroom teaching. This includes essays that focus on specific teaching theories and how they can guide classroom practices, methods, and research into different ways of learning.
Composition Studies	Composition Studies is a peer-reviewed biannual journal, the oldest in its field, focused on the professional practices of rhetoric and composition. It covers topics such as teaching college writing, theorizing rhetoric, and program administration, while also welcoming diverse submissions that may not fit elsewhere.
Computers and Composition: An International Journal	Computers and Composition: An International Journal focuses on how computers are used in writing classes, writing programs, and writing research. It offers a space to discuss issues related to writing and computer use in different global contexts.
Enculturation: A Journal for Rhetoric Writing and Culture	Enculturation is a refereed journal focused on contemporary theories of rhetoric, writing, and culture, welcoming submissions related to rhetoric, composition, technology, and education. The scholarship typically roots itself in rhetorical theory while also engaging with critical race theory, actor-network theory, new materialism, feminist theory, performance studies, queer theory, media studies, and disability studies.
JAC: A Journal of Compostition Theorya.k.a JAC: A Journal of Rhetoric, Culture & Politics	The Journal of Composition Theory (JCT) adopts an open-access policy to ensure that articles published in the journal reach a broad, international readership. This journal seeks to emphasize the exchange of relevant trends and research findings, along with the sharing of practical experiences acquired during the development and evaluation of technology-enhanced learning components.
Journal of Basic Writing	The Journal of Basic Writing is a nationally recognized, peer-reviewed print journal that was founded in 1975 by Mina Shaughnessy, who served as its inaugural editor. The journal is published biannually and receives support from the Office of Academic Affairs at the City University of New York.
Journal of Business and Technical Communication	JBTC is a peer-reviewed journal that is ranked by JCR™. It focuses on research and discussion in business communication, technical communication, and scientific communication. JBTC creates a space to connect ideas that usually separate business and technical communication, as well as industrial and academic audiences.
Journal of Second Language Writing	The Journal of Second Language Writing publishes research and discussions about important issues in writing for second and foreign language learners. It focuses on topics such as L2 writers' traits and attitudes, the features of their writing, the processes they use to compose, how readers respond to their writing, and how to assess or evaluate it. The journal also explores the contexts surrounding L2 writing, including cultural, social, political, and institutional factors, as well as the role of technology in L2 writing. Any topic that is relevant to L2 writing theory, research, and teaching is welcome.
Journal of Teaching Writing	The Journal of Teaching Writing publishes articles for teachers at all grade levels, from preschool to university. These articles focus on the practices and theories that help us understand how people learn and communicate through writing. The content encourages teachers to reflect on their teaching experiences. It helps readers connect classroom activities with their thoughts, readings, and questions in the field.
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication	The Journal of Technical Writing and Communication (JTWC) is recognized as one of several esteemed international scholarly journals within the domain of technical and professional communication. Published every quarter, JTWC endeavors to address the diverse communication requirements of industry, management, government, and academia.
Journal of Writing Assessment	The Journal of Writing Assessment offers a peer-reviewed platform for the publication of manuscripts spanning various disciplines and perspectives related to writing assessment. Submissions may explore a range of assessment-related topics, including grading and feedback, program assessment, historical insights into assessment practices, assessment theory, and educational measurement, along with other pertinent subjects.
Journal of Writing Research	The Journal of Writing Research (JoWR) is an international journal that reviews scientific studies about writing. It looks at how people think and interact when they write, how they learn to write, and the best ways to teach writing. This journal is open access, meaning there are no fees for authors or readers. JoWR publishes three issues each year, and papers are also available for early viewing.
Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Pedagogy and Technology	Kairos is an online journal that explores the connections between rhetoric, technology, and teaching through "webtexts," which are written specifically for the web. We emphasize that the design of these webtexts should enhance the argument alongside the written content. Our publications include academic studies on technology in writing studies and related fields like education, media studies, and arts technology.
Pedagogy	"Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture is a groundbreaking journal dedicated to fostering and maintaining a dynamic discourse around teaching within English studies. Despite the significant role that teaching occupies in the careers of many scholars in the field, there is no other prominent journal in English that focuses exclusively on pedagogical issues across the entire discipline."
Research in the Teaching of English (RTE)	Research in the Teaching of English (RTE) is a multidisciplinary journal that features original research articles and concise scholarly essays on a diverse array of topics relevant to individuals engaged in teaching and learning languages and literacies worldwide, both within and beyond educational institutions.
Rhetoric Review	Rhetoric Review (RR) is a distinguished interdisciplinary journal focused on rhetoric and writing. It publishes research on various topics, including history, theory, practical applications, philosophy, rhetorical criticism, cultural studies, technology, public discourse, and professional writing. The journal invites manuscripts that explore these diverse areas within the discipline.
Rhetoric Society Quarterly	Rhetoric Society Quarterly is the official journal of the Rhetoric Society of America. It publishes original articles on various topics in rhetorical studies, such as theory, history, criticism, and teaching methods. The journal is meant for a wide range of readers, including scholars and students in fields like communication studies, English studies, philosophy, and politics.
Rhetorica	The journal publishes articles and book reviews that support the Society’s goals, as outlined in its Constitution (Article II). The Society aims to promote the study of rhetoric, including its theory and practice, across all periods and languages. It also explores how rhetoric connects to poetry, literary theory, criticism, philosophy, politics, religion, law, and other cultural topics.
Teaching English in the Two-Year College	Teaching English in the Two-Year College (TETYC) is the journal of the Two-Year College English Association (TYCA) and serves educators involved in English studies at two-year colleges. TETYC publishes both theoretical and practical articles encompassing the full spectrum of English studies within these institutions. This includes topics such as composition and rhetoric, developmental education, technical and business communication, reading and literacy, literature, creative writing, language studies, dual and concurrent enrollment, as well as professional issues.
Technical Communication Quarterly	Technical Communication Quarterly (TCQ) is a peer-reviewed journal published quarterly with support from Taylor and Francis, the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW), and the English Department at Utah State University. TCQ focuses on research related to technical communication across various fields, including academic, scientific, technical, business, governmental, and other organizational or social contexts. The articles published in TCQ blend both theoretical and practical perspectives.
The Writing Center Journal	The Writing Center Journal (WCJ) is the flagship publication of the International Writing Centers Association (IWCA). This peer-reviewed journal focuses on scholarship related to writing centers in diverse institutional settings. WCJ values innovative research from various theoretical and methodological approaches, aiming to amplify emerging voices that challenge traditional norms and reflect the diversity of identities and languages in writing centers, including those from research universities, two-year colleges, HBCUs, HSIs, tribal colleges, trade schools, and community literacy projects.
The Writing Instructor	The Writing Instructor is a peer-reviewed journal that has been published in print since 1981 and online since June 2001. Its esteemed editorial board includes over 150 scholars, teachers, and writers from more than 75 universities, community colleges, and K–12 schools.
Western Journal of Communication	Founded in 1937 and originally published quarterly, the Western Journal of Communication transitioned to five issues per year starting in 2010. It serves as one of the two scholarly journals of the Western States Communication Association (WSCA). The journal is committed to disseminating original research that deepens our understanding of human communication.
WPA: Writing Program Administration	WPA: Writing Program Administration is a key resource for scholarship that assists writing program administrators in their roles, while also contributing to the advancement of our discipline on academic, institutional, and national levels. The journal, WPA Writing Program Administration, is published biannually, with issues released in the fall and spring.
Writing Lab Newsletter	WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship publishes four issues each year and offers many online resources. The journal encourages discussions about tutoring challenges, including theory and methods, ESL issues, writing center management, tutor training, and center design and expansion. It also focuses on tutorial theory and teaching practices.
Writing on the Edge	Writing on the Edge is an interdisciplinary journal that emphasizes writing and the teaching of writing. Our primary audience consists of college-level writing instructors and those interested in composition and classroom pedagogy.
Written Communication	Written Communication has established itself as a premier journal for empirical research on writing, examining both the systems of inscriptions and the activities of meaning-making across diverse modes and contexts. The journal embraces a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on what writing encompasses, how it is performed, and the impact it has in the world.