Technical Communication Quarterly (TCQ) is a refereed journal published four times per year with support from Taylor and Francis, the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing ( ATTW), and the Utah State University English department. TCQ publishes research focused on technical communication in academic, scientific, technical, business, governmental, and related organizational or social contexts. Articles published in TCQ combine theoretical and practical perspectives. All articles have a sound basis in theory, use accessible examples and illustrations, and include implications for teaching, research, or practice in technical communication. Articles cover a range of topics that include communication design, pedagogical approaches, the role of digital technologies, ethics, the rhetoric of workplaces or professions, the practices of publication management, dialogue between academics and practitioners, research methods, and connections between social practices and organizational discourse. Technical Communication Quarterly accepts the following types of article: Original Research Article, Methodologies And Approaches, Perspectives and Book reviews.
Individuals join the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing by subscribing to Technical Communication Quarterly. For more information, please visit the ATTW website at www.attw.org. Your TCQ subscription payment secures your membership in the ATTW, which entitles you to the following membership benefits:
- Full access to online archive of TCQ
- Printed copy of TCQ delivered to you
- Access to online publications on the ATTW website
- Access to members' directory and contact information
- Ability to network with hundreds of like-minded teaching professionals
- Access to member-specific announcements, job postings, articles, and news items
- 20% off any combination of book(s) and journal subscriptions from Baywood Publishing
Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English.
Policy Against Oppressive Rhetoric
Racist, misogynistic, homophobic, transphobic, ablest, ageist, xenophobic, and other oppressive language will not be published in Technical Communication Quarterly, unless the language is being quoted as evidence (e.g., quoting racist policies as evidence in a critical analysis of legal policy and its effects on disenfranchised populations).
We also acknowledge the limitations of individuals to recognize all such oppressive language and therefore the need for coalitional engagement across the field. We call upon authors, reviewers, and the editorial team to be attuned to this policy and to do their part to avoid and eliminate oppressive language from TCQ manuscripts. In the event that TCQ publishes a piece containing oppressive language, we urge TCQ readers to please contact the editor in chief (Rebecca Walton, [email protected]). In such cases, TCQ will publish a retraction and a lessons learned in the following journal issue.
Peer review policy
Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be double anonymously peer-reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees. Find out more about what to expect during peer review and read our guidance on publishing ethics.
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Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.
Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
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