The Journal of Writing Analytics publishes peer-reviewed articles and reports that broadly address work in writing analytics—the study of writing processes and written texts through the use of a wide range of analytical tools, including those drawn from writing studies, corpus linguistics, cognitive psychology, learning analytics, and moral philosophy.<!— Submissions through September 15, 2021 will be reviewed for potential inclusion in Volume 6, to be published in early 2022.—>
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Current Issue
Volume 8, 2025: Writing Analytics: Sustaining Programs of Research
Introduction
Editors’ Note. Writing Analytics: Sustaining Programs of Research, by Norbert Elliot, Alaina Tackitt, and the other members of the editorial team
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2025.8.1.00
Research Articles
Tracking Citation Practices Across Disciplines: A SourceMapper Analysis of MICUSP, by Megan Kane
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2025.8.1.01
Cover Letters as a Tool to Elicit Peer Feedback Within Doctoral Writing Groups, by Roger Yallop, Djuddah A.J. Leijen, and Susan M. Lang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2025.8.1.02
Developing Writers’ Engagement in Academic Genres: Insights from Linguistically Informed Instruction, by Tom Slagle
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2025.8.1.03
Session Notes as Writing Analytics: Measuring Process- and Product-Focused Feedback Across Writing Centers, by Emily Dux Speltz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2025.8.1.07
Tracing the Impact of Writing Center Tutoring on Graduate Dissertation Writing, by Kristin I. Terrill
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2025.8.1.08
Innovations in Analytics
Effort is All You Need: The Possibilities of Writing Analytics, by Raymond Oenbring
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2025.8.1.04
Research Note
Curating a Corpus: A Three-Phase Model, by Siân Alsop, Michael Laudenbach, and William Marcellino
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2025.8.1.11
Program Report
The Inaugural Writing Analytics Special Interest Group at the 2025 Conference on College Composition and Communication Annual Convention, by S. Morgan Gresham, Alaina Tackitt, Danielle Wetzel, Jessica Nastal, and Brian Gogan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2025.8.1.05
Special Section: Remembering Robert J. Mislevy
Reminiscences: Reflections on the Life of Robert J. Mislevy, edited by Maria Elena Oliveri, Eric M. Tucker, Sheryl L. Gómez, David Slomp, and Norbert Elliot
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2025.8.1.06
A Tribute to Robert J. Mislevy Part 1: Mapping the Skills of Tomorrow—Principled Assessment of Literacy and Numeracy Skills Embedded in U.S. Workplace Contexts, by Maria Elena Oliveri and Aria Immanuel,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2025.8.1.09
A Tribute to Robert J. Mislevy Part 2: Beyond the Test—Designing Job-Aligned Assessments for Agricultural Workers, by Maria Elena Oliveri, Aria Immanuel, Kevin Boyle, and Alice Linsmeier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2025.8.1.10
A Preview of Volume 9
Generative Artificial Intelligence, Writing Placement, and Principled Decision Making in U.S. Postsecondary Contexts: A White Paper, by Christie Toth, Jessica Nastal, Tiffany Buckingham Barney, Kris Messer, and Jason Godfrey
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2026.9.1.01
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