ɹˈaɪts wʌz pˈʌblɪʃt tˈɛn tˈaɪmz ɐ jˈɪɹ, ʌntˈɪl vˈɑːl. ˈeɪt nˈoʊ. fˈoːɹ sɛptˈɛmbɚ slˈæʃ ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn wɛn ðə fɹˈiːkwənsi ʌv pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən tʃˈeɪndʒd tə sˈɪks tˈaɪmz ɐ jˈɪɹ.
Rites was published 10 times a year, until Vol. 8 No. 4 (September/October 1991) when the frequency of publication changed to six times a year.