| Kairos | |
| Cover: | Front page of Kairos, A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy.png |
| Editor: | Douglas Eyman |
| Discipline: | Computers and writing |
| Abbreviation: | Kairos |
| Publisher: | Independent |
| Frequency: | Biannually |
| History: | 1996–present |
| Openaccess: | Yes |
| Website: | http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/ |
| Oclc: | 848199740 |
| Eissn: | 1521-2300 |
Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering the fields of computers and writing, composition studies, and digital rhetoric. It was established in 1996,[1] and was the first academic journal to publish multimedia webtexts.[2]
Founding editor Mick Doherty said:
Kairos readership often exceeds 45,000 readers per month during issue release months.[3]
The journal's sister site, Kairosnews, ran from 1997 to 2006, providing an online forum for discussion of issues. The editor-in-chief is Douglas Eyman (George Mason University).
The word kairos is an Ancient Greek term with meanings including "exact or critical time, season, opportunity", used in rhetoric and other fields.[4]