Communication Research

Empirical research in communication began in the 20th century, and there are more researchers pursuing answers to communication questions today than at any other time. The editorial goal of Communication Research is to offer a special opportunity for reflection and change in the new millennium. To qualify for publication, research should, first, be explicitly tied to some form of communication; second, be theoretically driven with results that inform theory; third, use the most rigorous empirical methods; and fourth, be directly linked to the most important problems and issues facing humankind. Critieria do not privilege any particular context; indeed, we believe that the key problems facing humankind occur in close relationships, groups, organiations, and cultures.

传播学的实证研究始于20世纪，如今寻求传播学问题答案的研究人员比任何时候都多。 《Communication Research》旨在为新千年的反思和变革提供一个特殊的机会。为了获得发表的资格，研究首先应该与某种形式的交流明确相关；其次，以理论为依据的结果来驱动；第三，采用最严格的实证方法；第四，与人类面临的最重要问题直接相关。标准不优先考虑任何特定背景；事实上，我们认为人类面临的关键问题出现在密切的关系、群体、组织和文化中。