Summary
Communication Research Reports is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering communication studies. It was established in 1984 and is published by Routledge.
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| Discipline | Communication studies |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Dave Keating |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1984-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Hybrid | |
| 1.3 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Commun. Res. Rep. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0882-4096 (print) 1746-4099 (web) |
| LCCN | sn85001024 |
| OCLC no. | 321019859 |
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The journal specializes in the publication of reports-style manuscripts using social scientific methods (such as quantitative data analysis). The most common type of manuscripts published are research reports, which often feature "scales, causal models, novel correlations, and immediate observations — constitute the 'nuts and bolts' of human communication..."[1]
In 2016, the journal was rated as the third-most central to the field of human communication.[2]
Since April 2019, the journal supports several of the open science initiatives sponsored by the Center for Open Science, including the use of badges on certain articles that allow readers unfettered access to research materials, sharing copies of study materials (questionnaires or stimulus materials used in experiments), as well as sharing data analysis files.[3][failed verification]
Abstracting and indexing edit
The journal is abstracted and indexed in EBSCO databases, PsycINFO,[4] and Scopus.[5]
Editors-in-chief edit
The founding editor-in-chief of the journal was James C. McCroskey (Pennsylvania State University).[6][7] Dave Keating (University of New Mexico) is currently serving as the editor of vols. 40–42.[8]
Past editors edit
| Years | Editor | Institution (at time of Editorship) |
|---|---|---|
| 1984-1988 | James C. McCroskey | West Virginia University[9] |
| 1988-1992 | Michael J. Beatty | Cleveland State University[10] |
| 1995 | James C. McCroskey | West Virginia University |
| 1996-1998 | Jerry L. Allen | University of New Haven |
| 1999-2001 | Andrew S. Rancer | University of Akron |
| 2002-2004 | John C. Sherblom | University of Maine |
| 2005-2007 | Lisa Sparks | George Mason University |
| 2008-2010 | Wendy Samter | Bryant University |
| 2011-2013 | Theodore Avtgis | West Virginia University/Ashland University |
| 2014-2016 | Don Stacks | University of Miami[11] |
| 2017-2019 | Nicholas David Bowman | West Virginia University (until August 2019)/Texas Tech University (as of September 2019) |
| 2020-2022 | Keith Weber | Chapman University |
References edit
- ^ Bowman, Nicholas (13 April 2016). "Research Reports as the "Nuts and Bolts" of Communication Research". Communication Research Reports. 33 (2): 87. doi:10.1080/08824096.2016.1174536.
- ^ Griffin, Darrin J; Bolkan, San; Holmgrem, Jennifer; Tutzauer, Frank (October 2015). "Central journals and authors in communication using a publication network". Scientometrics. 106 (1): 91–104. doi:10.1007/s11192-015-1774-4. S2CID 14069862.
- ^ "Open Science Badges". Center for Open Science. Center for Open Science. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "PsycINFO Journal Coverage". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ "Source details: Communication Research Reports". Scopus preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ Bolkan, San; Griffin, Darrin; Holmgren, Jennifer; Hickson III, Mark (2012). "Prolific Scholarship in Communication Studies: Five Years in Review". Communication Education. 61 (4): 380–394. doi:10.1080/03634523.2012.699080. S2CID 144842729.
- ^ "In Memoriam: James McCroskey". International Communication Association. February 2013. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ Keating, David. "The value of research reports for how we conduct and draw conclusions from quantitative communication science".
- ^ McCroskey, James (1988). "From the editor". Communication Research Reports. 5 (2): 3. doi:10.1080/08824098809359807.
- ^ McCroskey, James (1988). "From the editor". Communication Research Reports. 5 (2): 3. doi:10.1080/08824098809359807.
- ^ Bowman, Nicholas (2017). "The Importance of Effect Size Reporting in Communication Research Reports". Communication Research Reports. 34 (3): 187–190. doi:10.1080/08824096.2017.1353338.
External links edit
- Official website