Identifying Commonalities and Divergences Between Technical Communication Scholarly and Trade Publications (1996–2017)

IF 1.8 2区文学 Q3 BUSINESS

Journal of Business and Technical Communication Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI:10.1177/10506519211021468

Erin Friess, Ryan K. Boettger

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Abstract

More than 20 years ago, Elizabeth O. Smith published her points of reference that documented the research trajectory of technical communication from 1988 to 1997. Her results indicated a focus on rhetorical analyses, a decrease in collaborative research, and a disproportionate representation of male authors. This study builds on these points with a quantitative content analysis of 1,271 articles that were published in five leading technical communication journals and Intercom, the trade magazine for the Society for Technical Communication, from 1996 to 2017. The results show that both the research journals and Intercom have pivoted to process-driven rather than product-driven content. The results also suggest that the primary topics of communication strategy and collaboration might be the most likely places to foster future industry–academic ties and that the greatest division between the two populations is the primary topic of rhetoric. This study offers an updated baseline for future investigations by offering an evaluation of disparate content foci between the publication types.

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识别学术技术传播与贸易出版物之间的共性和差异（1996-2017）

20多年前，伊丽莎白·O·史密斯发表了她的参考点，记录了1988年至1997年技术交流的研究轨迹。她的研究结果表明，重点是修辞分析，合作研究减少，男性作者的比例过高。本研究以这些观点为基础，对1996年至2017年发表在五家领先的技术传播期刊和技术传播学会的行业杂志《Intercom》上的1271篇文章进行了定量内容分析。结果表明，研究期刊和Intercom都转向了流程驱动的内容，而不是产品驱动的内容。研究结果还表明，沟通策略和合作的主要主题可能是最有可能促进未来产业-学术联系的地方，而两个群体之间最大的分歧是修辞的主要主题。这项研究通过评估不同出版物类型之间的不同内容焦点，为未来的调查提供了更新的基线。

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Journal of Business and Technical Communication Multiple-

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5.10

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18.20%

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期刊介绍： JBTC is a refereed journal that provides a forum for discussion of communication practices, problems, and trends in business, professional, scientific, and governmental fields. As such, JBTC offers opportunities for bridging dichotomies that have traditionally existed in professional communication journals between business and technical communication and between industrial and academic audiences. Because JBTC is designed to disseminate knowledge that can lead to improved communication practices in both academe and industry, the journal favors research that will inform professional communicators in both sectors. However, articles addressing one sector or the other will also be considered.