Editor’s Note

Abstract

Two years ago, in the first issue of volume 23 of the Journal for the History of Rhetoric, I announced that the journal had assumed a new name (formerly Advances in the History of Rhetoric), a new look, and a new editor (me). The new name and new look—and perhaps the new editor—signaled a new direction for the American Society for the History of Rhetoric’s flagship journal, one that quickly began to bear fruit as both the readership of the journal and the scope of its subject matter grew.With this issue of JHR the Society makes another announcement: we have a new publisher, Penn State University Press. Our years with Taylor & Francis were good and productive. Nevertheless, the steering committee of the American Society for the History of Rhetoric felt it was time for the Society to ally itself with a nonprofit, university press. Under the excellent leadership of Dr. Allison Prasch, a publications committee began in 2020 the work-intensive process of seeking out a fitting partner. Penn State Press quickly rose to the fore: they are closely allied with rhetoric studies, operate with great professionalism, promise a growing audience for JHR, and offered to publish in print each issue of JHR (not just each volume, as Taylor & Francis did). Though the process of seeking a new publisher was not easy, once it was complete the choice was obvious. So, with this note I want to say thank you to Allison Prasch and the publications committee she led, made up of Michele Kennerly, Martin Camper, Christa Olson, Jordan Lovejoy, Kundai Chirindo, Paul Stob, Bjorn Stillion Southard, and Alessandra Beasley Von Burg. And I want to say “Welcome!” to Penn State Press. This issue has already proved their team to be great new partners for JHR.