"Rhetoric Review" ("RR") was founded in 1982 as an umbrella journal in composition studies with rhetoric, the most inclusive discipline in the humanities, at its center. Being editor of such a journal requires a working knowledge of production, layout, and design, besides handling other routine duties like correspondence and reading manuscripts. The editor also sets and maintains the journal's tone, being careful not to let his or her personal voice become prominent. "RR" owes much of its success to its editorial board and referees--each article goes through at least five readers before it is published, and each author receives a personal letter from the editor if his or her manuscript is accepted or rejected. As a reader's rather than an editor's publication, "RR" does not encourage articles that are (1) encyclopedia rewrites, (2) superficial approaches to a subject, (3) obvious topics, (4) answering questions no one is asking, (5) banal in "voice," and (6) research reports rather than articles based on research. Although "RR" has avoided being formulaic, it seems to reflect the tone of composition studies more than any other composition journal, probably because each issue includes a variety of articles with various voices, while retaining the language of the humanities. Each issue of a journal like "RR" is an unanticipated community where writers meet one another and their readers. (NKA)