College Composition and Communication

College Composition and Communication is a peer-reviewed academic journal that was established in 1950. It covers research and scholarship in the field of rhetoric and composition studies. The journal is published by the National Council of Teachers of English and is the official journal of the Conference on College Composition and Communication. The journal has been described as the "flagship" or "essential" publication in the field of composition studies. The editors-in-chief are Matthew Davis (University of Massachusetts Boston) and Kara Taczak (University of Central Florida).

History

The journal was first published in 1950 as a quarterly "bulletin" for members of the association.

The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief:

Charles Roberts (1950–1952)
George W. Wykoff (1953–1955)
Francis E. Bowman (1956–1958)
Cecil B. Williams (1959–1961)
Ken Macrorie (1962–1964)
William Irmscher (1965–1973)
Edward Corbett (1974–1979)
Richard Larson (1980–1986)
Rick Gebhardt (1987–1993)
Joe Harris (1994–1999)
Marilyn Cooper (1999–2004)
Deborah Holstein (2005–2009)
Kathleen Yancey (2009–2014)
Jonathan Alexander (2015–2020)
Malea Powell (2020–2024)
Matt Davis and Kara Taczak (2025–present)

As of 2024^[update] the following articles have been cited most according to Web of Science:

Kopple, William J. Vande (1985). "Some Exploratory Discourse on Metadiscourse". College Composition and Communication. 36 (1): 82–93. doi:10.2307/357609.
Canagarajah, A. Suresh (2006). "The Place of World Englishes in Composition: Pluralization Continued". College Composition and Communication. 57 (4): 586–619.
Flower, Linda; Hayes, John R.; Carey, Linda; Schriver, Karen; Stratman, James (1986). "Detection, Diagnosis, and the Strategies of Revision". College Composition and Communication. 37 (1): 16–55. doi:10.2307/357381.
Lyons, Scott Richard (2000). "Rhetorical Sovereignty: What Do American Indians Want from Writing?". College Composition and Communication. 51 (3): 447–468. doi:10.2307/358744.
Sommers, Nancy (1982). "Responding to Student Writing". College Composition and Communication. 33 (2): 148–156. doi:10.2307/357622.

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 0.5.