Kairos

A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy

ISSN 1521-2300

• About Kairos

  Kairos is a refereed open-access online journal exploring the intersections of rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy. The journal reaches a wide audience -- currently 45,000 readers per month, hailing from Ascension Island to Zimbabwe (and from every top-level domain country code in between); our international readership typically runs about 4,000 readers per month. Kairos publishes bi-annually, in August and January, with occassion special issues in May. Our current acceptance rate for published articles is approximately 10%.

  Since its first issue in January of 1996, the mission of Kairos has been to publish scholarship that examines digital and multimodal composing practices, promoting work that enacts its scholarly argument through rhetorical and innovative uses of new media. Now in its 12th year of continuous publication, Kairos is one of the leading peer-reviewed journals in English Studies, made so by its dedication to academic quality through the journal’s extensive peer-review and editorial production processes.

  We publish "webtexts," which are texts authored specifically for publication on the World Wide Web. Webtexts are scholarly examinations of topics related to technology in English Studies fields (e.g., rhetoric, composition, technical and professional communication, education, creative writing, language and literature) and related fields such as media studies, informatics, arts technology, and others. Besides scholarly webtexts, Kairos publishes teaching-with-technology narratives, reviews of print and digital media, extended interviews with leading scholars, interactive exchanges, "letters" to the editors, and news and announcements of interest.

  Because questions of copyright, intellectual property, and fair use often arise for scholars who wish to create digital publications, we have developed a statement of copyright that encourages authors to carefully consider their rights and responsibilities while advocating for a strengthening of fair use. Our copyright statement also provides authors with the opportunity to build upon and republish their work because we are committed to the continuing development of intellectual work and believe that authors should retain the rights to scholarly production.

  We invite you to share your views about Kairos, and we hope you'll consider submitting your work for our editorial review.

• Kairos Staff

  • Senior Editor

    • Douglas Eyman

  • Editor

    • Cheryl Ball

  • Associate Editors

    • Mike Edwards
    • Kathie Gossett

  • Praxis Editors

    • Andréa Davis
    • Alex Reid

  • Inventio Editor

    • Madeleine Sorapure

  • Reviews Editor

    • Joddy Murray

  • Interviews Editors

    • D. Alexis Hart
    • Margaret M. Strain

  • News Editor

    • Charlie Lowe

  • Communications Editors

    • Erin Karper
    • Deb Balzhiser Morton

• Kairosnews.org

  • London Churches, Part 2

    "Coffee stall by the front entrance. People drinking coffee in the shade of a tree. More or less everyone in suits. Business coffee-break. Giles,...Read more.
    (Posted on November 18, 2009)

  • CFP: Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

    This is a reminder that proposals for the special issue of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication are due December 31. Please see the full...Read more.
    (Posted on November 04, 2009)

  • Using Ning in the Classroom

    I guess it's about time I reported on my experience using Ning in my English 403/503 class (Digital Rhetoric). We've been using it to make social...Read more.
    (Posted on October 14, 2009)

  • CFP: Web 2.0 Applications in FYC

    Writing instructors who teach online or in networked classrooms are embracing highly collaborative Web 2.0 applications in their writing pedagogy....Read more.
    (Posted on October 03, 2009)

  • Call for Nominations: 2010 Kairos Awards (February 1, 2010)

    Kairos: Rhetoric, Technology, Pedagogy seeks nominations for its annual awards for 2010. The Kairos Best Webtext Award for the best academic...Read more.
    (Posted on September 22, 2009)