About this journal

Communication Research Reports publishes original research in the form of brief empirical articles (approximately 3,500 words maximum, and no more than two tables or figures; accepted papers are usually edited to 10 double-spaced pages prior to press) on a variety of topics of human communication. Empirical studies in the general contexts of interpersonal, organizational, communication traits, intercultural, nonverbal, small group, health, persuasion, mass, political, relational, computer mediated, life-span, and instructional communication are appropriate for submission. Consistent with the mission of the journal, the main portion of submitted manuscripts should focus on the method, results, and interpretation of the results. However, manuscripts must contain a concise theoretical rationale and relevant literature review. All data analyses should report relevant effect size statistics, and we recommend reporting other diagnostics (such as, but not limited to: observed power, tests of significance inflation, and test of insufficient variance, among others) at the Author’s discretion. Papers that do not adhere to the required guidelines may be rejected by the editorial office.

Select manuscripts that have gone through the review process and been received favorably by both reviewers and the Editor may be designated as Brief Reports. Brief Reports will be approximately 2000 words maximum, (with limited space for tables and figures; Brief Reports are usually edited to 5 double-spaced pages prior to press), with the focus highlighting a specific finding and its implications for the discipline. All sections traditionally included in a manuscript will be required, but must be brief and to the point. Authors interested in submitting Brief Reports as their original submission should contact the journal Editor prior to submission.

CRR also encourage the submission of articles designates as a Spotlight on Method or Analysis. These articles will be solicited by the Editor and will take the form of either a Brief Report or Empirical Article (based on consultation with the Editor) highlighting topics that will range from novel methodological approaches and/or statistical techniques to common misconceptions/issues of contemporary controversy related to method/analysis. Such articles are prepared in close collaboration with the Editor, and may be peer reviewed. The Editor reserves the right to include one such manuscript in each issue of CRR. Authors interested in submitting method or analysis spotlights should contact the journal Editor prior to submission.

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Web-first: Communication Research Reports is a 'web-first' journal: subscribers will have access to the four issues online during the year, and will receive a printed archive volume at the end of the year.

Peer Review Policy:

Articles appearing in this journal have been screened by the editor and undergone rigorous peer review.

Publication Office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

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Editor-in-Chief

David Keating

University of New Mexico

Editorial Assistant

Brooke Pope

University of New Mexico

Past Editors

Jerry Allen

Theodore Avtgis

Michael Beatty

Nicholas Bowman

James McCroskey

Andrew Rancer

Wendy Samter

John Sherblom

Lisa Sparks

Don Stacks

Keith Weber

Board Members Emeriti

Carole Barbato
Melanie Booth-Butterfield
William Cupach
Jeffrey G. Hunter
James C. McCroskey
Michael D. Miller
Timothy Mottet
Zizi Papacharissi
Elizabeth Perse
Virginia P. Richmond

Editorial Board

Jih-Hsuan Tammy Lin, National ChengChi University
Adam Kahn, California State University Long Beach
Alan D. Heisel, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Alan Goodboy, West Virginia University
Alexander Lancaster, Weber State University
Allison Eden, Michigan State University
Andrea Martinez, Gonzalez James Madison University
Andrew High, The Pennsylvania State University
Angela Hosek, Ohio University
Ann Bainbridge Frymier, Miami University
Anthony Limperos, University of Kentucky
Benjamin K. Johnson, University of Florida
Betty H. La France, Northern Illinois University
Brian C. Britt, University of Alabama
Brian Manata, Pennsylvania State University
Caleb T. Carr, Illinois State University
Candice Thomas-Maddox, Ohio University
Carrie Kennedy-Lightsey, West Virginia University
Cary Wecht, Youngstown State University
Catherine Y. Kingsley Westerman, North Dakota State University
Chia-Ling Lynn Ho, Valdosta State University
Chris Carpenter, Western Illinois University
Chris R. Morse, Bryant University
Chris Skurka, Pennsylvania State University
Christina Anzur, East Tennessee State University
Chun-Ju Flora Hung-Baesecke, University of Technology Sydney
Colter Ray, University of Tampa
Corey Liberman, Marymount Manhattan University
Dale Hample, University of Maryland
Dan Totzkay, West Virginia University
Danette Ifert Johnson, Kalamazoo College
David Clementson, University of Georgia
David DeAndrea, Ohio State University
David Keating, University of New Mexico
David Westerman, North Dakota State University
Diana Martinelli, West Virginia University
Elizabeth Cohen, West Virginia University
Elizabeth Dorrance, Hall Michigan State University
Emory Stephen Daniel Jr., Appalachian State University
Erin Ash, Clemson University
Fan Yang, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Gamze Yilmaz, University of Massachusetts Boston
Gregory A. Cranmer, Clemson University
Hannah Ball, Chapman University
Heather Carmack, University of Alabama
Jaime Banks, Syracuse University
Jason Wrench, New Paltz State University of New York
Jeffrey W. Kassing, Arizona State University
Jenna McNallie, Augsburg University
Jennifer Bevan, Chapman University
Jennifer Waldeck, University of Georgia
Johannes Breuer, Leibiz Institute fur Socialwissenschaften
John S. Seiter, Utah State University
Jonathan Amsbary, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jordan Atkinson, Missouri Western State University
Jordan Soliz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Joseph A. Bonito, University of Arizona
Joseph Chesebro, The College at Brockport
Joseph P. Mazer, University of Tennessee
Kathryn Coduto, Boston University
Katie Neary Dunleavy, Lasalle University
Keith Weber, Chapman University
Kenneth Lachlan, University of Connecticut
Kishi Rey, Clemson University
Leslie Ramos Salazar, West Texas A&M University
Lillie Williamson, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida
Lynne Kelly, University of Hartford
Marcia DiStaso, University of Florida
Maria Brann, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Mark Flynn, Emmanuel College
Martin Tanis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Matt Martin, West Virginia University
Matthew Grizzard, Ohio State University
Megan Dillow, West Virginia University
Megan Vendemia, West Virginia University
Melinda Villagran, Texas State University
Melissa Gotlieb, Texas Tech University
Michael H. Eaves, Valdosta State University
Michael Kotowski, University of Tennessee
Michael Sollitto, Texas A&M University
Michelle Miller-Day, Chapman University
Nicholas Matthews, Ohio State University
Nicky Lewis, University of Kentucky
Nicole Martins, Indiana University
Paul D. Driscoll, University of Miami
R. Lance Holbert, Temple University
Rain Wuyu Liu, University of Arizona
Rebecca K. Britt, University of Alabama
Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster, Chapman University
Rod Carveth, Central Connecticut State University
Rory McGloin, University of Connecticut
Russell B. Clayton, Florida State University
Sally Vogl-Bauer, University of Southern Indiana
Sara LaBelle, Chapman University
Sarah Geber, University of Zurich
Scott A. Myers, West Virginia University
Sean Horan, Fairfield University
Shannon Cruz, Pennsylvania State University
Sherry Ford, University of Montevallo
Skye Chernichky-Karcher, Bloomsburg University
Sophie Janicke-Bowles, Chapman University
Stephen Spates, Michigan State University
Tayah Wozniak, Concordia University Irvine
Teresa Lynch, Ohio State University
Tess Buckley, Chapman University
Timothy Curran, Utah State University
Timothy Macafee, Concordia University Wisconsin
Timothy R. Levine, University of Alabama
Tobias Reynolds-Tylus, James Madison University
Valerie Rubinsky, University of Maine at Augusta
Veronica Drosser, SUNY Brockport
Vincent Waldron, Arizona State University
Yang Lin, The University of Akron
Yangsun Hong, University of New Mexico
Zac Johnson, California State University Fullerton
Zachary W. Goldman, University of Louisville
Zongchao Cathy Li, San Jose State University

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