Journal metric profile

RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 0.400 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 0.500 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 139/538 Recorded category rank

RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC JCR impact factor overview

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Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 0.400, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 139 out of 538 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 219 total citations, 11 total articles, 11 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 0.500, which is 0.100 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.400. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.910.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 22.1 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 23.3 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC is identified in this record by print ISSN 0734-8584 and electronic ISSN 1533-8541. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameRHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC
Abbreviated journalRHETORICA
PublisherJOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank17,542
ISSN0734-8584
eISSN1533-8541
Total cites219
Total articles11
Citable items11
Cited half-life22.1 years
Citing half-life23.3 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor0.400
5-Year Impact Factor0.500
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.400
Journal Citation Indicator0.910
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank139/538
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC is 0.400 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC?

RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC?

RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC is listed as being published by JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.