Rhetorical Analysis of Academic Journal

I selected the Journal of Chemical Research for one of the journals to find physically at the U of A. Let me just mention here that libraries here at the U of A are not like Barnes & Nobles where they update their "stocks" every month on everything. Some chem journals I found were really outdated as far back as the '80s and also, the libraries didn't have some of the top chem journals...but boy do they have the latest copy of Variety! (sarcasm intended)

Chaires, Marvin "This was a pain to find" 2/26/16  via theforcebearsdown.blogspot.com

1)Who are the authors/speakers published in this specific issue of the academic journal you've selected? How many different authors are published here? What do you know - or can you find out - about these people? How are the authors/speakers portrayed in the journal issue? Cite specific details from the journal issue in your answers. 

The authors of this journal are all basically chemists presenting their work.There are at least twenty five different authors published in this chemistry journal. It is possible to find out about the type of work they are researching from the journals such as the synthesis of diamides to the use of acids in condensed thiazole. The thing about this journal is that it doesn't put the spotlight on the authors per say, it just focuses on the body of work of the author.

2)Who is the intended audience for this particular journal issue? How can you tell? Are there any secondary audiences included here? Cite specific details from the journal issue in your answers.

I am guessing the intended audience are other people in the scientific community based on how the journal mentions manners in which you yourself can send your work to be published to the journal. Also, the secondary audience could be college students since there's a page that is a form that you can fill out to have the journal at your institution's library.

3)What is the context surrounding this particular journal issue? How does this affect the content of the journal? (See the bulleted questions on Student's Guide page 180 for specific questions about context). Cite specific details from the journal issue in your answers.

The context is in an academic,scientific environment. This affects the tone and language in which the content is presented. Also, the content is presented in a physical copy, meaning the content needs to be precise and short enough in length to even make it into the journal.

4)What is the overall message of the journal issue? How did you decide this? Cite specific details from the journal issue in your answers.

Overall, the message is to present new ideas and chemical information to audience members. I just thought this was the overall message as this is what it somewhat since on a page of the academic journal.

5)What purpose is the journal issue trying to achieve? Cite specific details from the journal issue in your answers. 

Honestly, this journal is pretty much a collection of the most recent chemical researches. There is not "third person point of view" where the editors comment on the researches. Thus, I think the purpose of this journal is just to give direct research reports on some of the latest chemical discoveries.