Human Communication Research
Published on behalf of the International Communication Association
Edited by:
James E. Katz
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 5/45 Communication
Impact Factor: 1.689
Human Communication Research is one of the official journals of the prestigious International Communication Association and concentrates on presenting the best empirical work in the area of human communication. It is a top-ranked communication studies journal and one of the top ten journals in the field of human communication. Major topic areas for the journal include language and social interaction, nonverbal communication, interpersonal communication, organizational communication and new technologies, mass communication, health communication, intercultural communication, and developmental issues in communication.
TopNews and Announcements
Read ICA Journal Abstracts in 6 Different Languages!
To better serve the international scholarly community, the ICA provides translated article abstracts in 6 foreign languages: French, German, Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, and English. Foreign language abstracts are available online for the following 3 journals: Journal of Communication, Communication Theory, and Human Communication Research.
Communication Theory welcomes 2009 editor Angharad N. Valdivia, PhD
Professor Valdivia teaches and researches at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Institute of Communications Research.
New ICA journal published in 2008
Communication, Culture & Critique
Editor: Karen Ross, Coventry School of Art and Design, Coventry University
Online Manuscript Submission
Human Communication Research Electronic Office -click here to submit or review a paper for the journal.
New Subscription Model
Institutional subscriptions now include all ICA journals - Human Communication Research, Journal of Communication, Communication Theory, and Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, the online-only, open access journal of the ICA! Your subscription also includes electronic access to back issues from all four journals (from 1997 onward).
Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online. Click here to browse contents and abstracts. For further information on how to access these issues please visit our Librarian Site.
NIH Public Access Mandate
For those interested in the Wiley-Blackwell policy on the NIH Public Access Mandate, please visit our policy statement.
TopHighlights
'I Am Sorry to Send You SPAM': Cross-Cultural Differences in Use of Apologies in Email Advertising in Korea and the U.S.
Hee Sun Park, Hye Eun Lee, and Jeong An Song
Media Effects on Ethnic Identity Among Linguistic Majorities and Minorities: A Longitudinal Study of a Bilingual Setting
Richard Clément, Susan C. Baker, Gordon Josephson, and Kimberly A. Noels
The Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship: Implications for Models of Intergenerational Communication
Karen Anderson, Jake Harwood, and Mary Lee Hummert
Evaluating a Contextual Model of Responses to Relational Uncertainty Increasing Events: The Role of Intimacy, Appraisals, and Emotions
Leanne K. Knobloch
What Produces Television Attention and Attention Style?: Genre, Situation, and Individual Differences as Predictors
Robert P. Hawkins, Suzanne Pingree, Jacqueline Hitchon, Barry Radler, Bradley W. Gorham, Leeann Kahlor, Eileen Gilligan, Ronald C. Serlin, Toni Schmidt, Prathana Kannaovakun, and Gudbjorg Hildur Kolbeins
TopEndorsements
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