Communication Theory

Published on behalf of the International Communication Association

Edited by:
François Cooren

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2006: 11/44 (Communication)
Impact Factor: 1.050

---

Communication Theory is an international forum publishing high quality, original research into the theoretical development of communication from across a wide array of disciplines, such as communication studies, sociology, psychology, political science, cultural and gender studies, philosophy, linguistics, and literature. 

Communication Theory Electronic Office -click here to submit or review a paper for the journal.

TopNews and Announcements

New ICA journal to publish in 2008!
Communication, Culture & Critique
Editor: Karen Ross, Coventry School of Art and Design, Coventry University

New subscription model:  Institutional subscriptions now include all ICA journals - Communication Theory, Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, and  Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, the online-only, open access journal of the ICA! From 2006, your subscription will also include electronic access to back issues from all four journals, from 1997 onward. 

Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All back issues of Communication Theory are available online.  Click here to browse contents and abstracts.  For further information on how to access these issues please visit our Librarian Site.

TopHighlights

The Emotional Appeal of Violent Video Games for Adolescent Males
Jeroen Jansz

An Explication of Social Norms
Maria Knight Lapinski and Rajiv N. Rimal 

Research Beyond the Pale: Whiteness in Audience Studies and Media Ethnography
Vicki Mayer

Fracturing the Real-Self/Fake-Self Dichotomy: Moving Toward "Crystallized" Organizational Discourses and Identities
Sarah J. Tracy and Angela Trethewey  

Nonviolence and Media Studies
Vamsee Juluri

TopEndorsements

"In an effort to further expand our international reach, the ICA needed a progressive publisher with global expertise," said ICA Executive Director, Michael Haley, Ph. D., CAE.  "We found in Blackwell a publishing partner that can deliver on what is promised and help us achieve our growth objectives."

"Blackwell Publishing is thrilled to be the ICA's trusted publishing partner," said Gordon Tibbitts, President of Blackwell.  "More societies choose to work with Blackwell because we deliver superior publishing services that enhance strategic journal development."