POROI (ISSN 2151-2957) is sponsored by the Project on the Rhetoric of Inquiry at the University of Iowa and the University of South Florida. The journal explores the dynamics of scientific, technical, medical, and other knowledge-producing fields, emphasizing their diversity and the multiplicity. This includes work on scientific rhetoric, medical rhetorics that explore health and embodied experiences, technological rhetorics that address the interplay of society and innovation, and studies situated in science and technology studies (STS) or information studies. The journal invites contributions that challenge monolithic views and foster interdisciplinary inquiry while continuing to welcome submissions from those working in established rhetoric disciplines.

As an online journal, POROI publishes a variety of formats, including traditional academic articles, podcast interviews, multimedia projects, and other innovative forms of scholarship that contribute to the understanding rhetoric in diverse contexts. POROI maintains flexibility in its publication schedule, appearing as submissions warrant. This allows for multiple issues per year, along with the possibility of publishing single articles, special symposia, or issues by guest editors. POROI uses Creative Commons licenses and is open access. Authors retain the right to their work.

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Call for Papers: POROI’S Next 25 Years
Posted by Nathan R. Johnson on 2025-03-26

2026 marks the 25th anniversary of POROI (Project on the Rhetoric of Inquiry) and the first issue of that year will be dedicated to reimagining the journal’s next twenty-five years and beyond. We invite scholars to contribute articles that:1.) Explore emerging rhetorical challenges in science, technology, medicine, and public discourse.2.) Propose new methodological directions for rhetorical [...]

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Volume 19 • Issue 1 • 2025 • POROI’s First 25 Years: Mapping the Past, Charting the Future


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Ways and Means: Rethinking the Rhetoric of Inquiry for the 21st Century

Nathan R. Johnson

2025-03-20 Volume 19 • Issue 1 • 2025 • POROI’s First 25 Years: Mapping the Past, Charting the Future • 1-7

Introduction to a Special Issue on Rhetorics of Biology in the Age of Biomechanical Reproduction

David Depew

2001-01-01 Volume 1 • Issue 1 • 2001 • Special Issue on Rhetorics of Biology in the Age of Biomechanical Reproduction • Article 1 • 1–6

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The Globalization of Rhetoric and the Argument from Disciplinary Consequences

Herbert W Simons

2003-11-01 Volume 2 • Issue 2 • 2003 • Assorted Topics with a Poroi Symposium on the Scope of Rhetoric • Article 3 • 42-64

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"Who do you think you are?": Race, Representation, and Cultural Rhetorics in Online Spaces

André Brock

2009-07-15 Volume 6 • Issue 1 • 2009 • Writing Public Culture • Article 3 • 15-35

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Promoting the Discipline: Rhetorical Studies of Science, Technology, and Medicine

Jeanne Fahnestock

2013-04-30 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2013 • Inventing the Future: The Rhetorics of Science, Technology, and Medicine • Article 6 • 1-15

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State of the Art Twenty Years On: Reflections

John A Campbell

2013-04-30 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2013 • Inventing the Future: The Rhetorics of Science, Technology, and Medicine • Article 5 • 1-12

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To Whom Do We Speak? The Audiences for Scholarship on the Rhetoric of Science and Technology

Leah Ceccarelli

2013-04-30 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2013 • Inventing the Future: The Rhetorics of Science, Technology, and Medicine • Article 7 • 1-7

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With Whom Do We Speak? Building Transdisciplinary Collaborations in Rhetoric of Science

Caroline Gottschalk Druschke

2014-01-31 Volume 10 • Issue 1 • 2014 • Article 10 • 1-7

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The Rhetoric of Science Meets the Science of Rhetoric

Randy Harris

2013-04-30 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2013 • Inventing the Future: The Rhetorics of Science, Technology, and Medicine • Article 8 • 1-12

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The Rhetorics of Health and Medicine: Inventional Possibilities for Scholarship and Engaged Practice

Blake Scott, Judy Z. Segal and Lisa Keränen

2013-04-30 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2013 • Inventing the Future: The Rhetorics of Science, Technology, and Medicine • Article 17 • 1-6

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Uptaking Race: Genre, MSG, and Chinese Dinner

Jennifer L LeMesurier

2017-02-08 Volume 12 • Issue 2 • 2017 • Article 7 • 1-23

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Five considerations for engaging with Big Data from a rhetorical-humanistic perspective

Zoltan P. Majdik

2021-05-01 Volume 16 • Issue 1 • 2021 • Big Data • Article 2

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