Communication Research Reports

Communication Research Reports  
Discipline Communication studies
Language English
Edited by Nicholas D. Bowman
Publication details
Publication history
 1984-present
Publisher
Frequency Quarterly
Hybrid
Standard abbreviations
Commun. Res. Rep.
Indexing
ISSN 0882-4096 (print)
1746-4099 (web)
LCCN sn85001024
OCLC no. 321019859
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Communication Research Reports is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering communication studies. It was established in 1984 and is published by Routledge.

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]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in EBSCO databases, PsycINFO,[3] and Scopus.[4]

Editors-in-chief

The founding editor-in-chief of the journal was James C. McCroskey (Pennsylvania State University).[5][6] For vols. 31-33, Don Winslow Stacks (University of Miami) was the editor. The current editor (vols. 34-36) is Nicholas David Bowman (West Virginia University).

Past editors

YearsEditorInstitution (at time of Editorship)
1984-1988James C. McCroskeyWest Virginia University[7]
1988-1992Michael J. BeattyCleveland State University[8]
1995James C. McCroskeyWest Virginia University
1996-1998Jerry L. AllenUniversity of New Haven
1999-2001Andrew S. RancerUniversity of Akron
2002-2004John C. SherblomUniversity of Maine
2005-2007Lisa SparksGeorge Mason University
2008-2010Wendy SamterBryant University
2011-2013Theodore AvtgisWest Virginia University/Ashland University
2014-2016Don StacksUniversity of Miami[9]
2017-2019Nicholas David BowmanWest Virginia University

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Griffin, Darrin J; Bolkan, San; Holmgrem, Jennifer; Tutzauer, Frank (January 2016). "Central journals and authors in communication using a publication network". Scientometrics. 106 (1): 91–104. doi:10.1007/s11192-015-1774-4.
  3. ↑ "PsycINFO Journal Coverage". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  4. ↑ "Source details: Communication Research Reports". Scopus preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "In Memoriam: James McCroskey". International Communication Association. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  7. ↑ McCroskey, James (1988). "From the editor". Communication Research Reports. 5 (2): 3. doi:10.1080/08824098809359807.
  8. ↑ McCroskey, James (1988). "From the editor". Communication Research Reports. 5 (2): 3. doi:10.1080/08824098809359807.
  9. ↑ 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.
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