My Vision for theJournal of Communication

Abstract

I thank the International Communication Association (ICA) for the opportunity to serve as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Communication (JoC). It is an enormous responsibility to continue the work of previous editors, and manage a journal with a distinguished history and standing in the field. Special thanks to Professor Mac Parks for his editorship of JoC in the past years and help during the transition. My vision for the journal is as follows: JoC needs to be an ecumenical publication that represents the diversity of thematic interests and research cultures in the field of communication; the home for cross-cutting, theoretically ambitious studies that are relevant across specializations; and a globalized journal featuring research that draws from a wide geographical, cultural, political, and social pool of cases. As the flagship journal of ICA, JoC needs to be a “big tent” that reflects the empirical and theoretical richness of the study of communication. Historically, JoC has provided a meeting ground for scholars interested in myriad questions under the banner of “communication.” This remains its unique strength particularly in today's crowded market of scholarly journals and the thematic heterogeneity of the field of communication. The proliferation of academic journals in recent years has provided more outlets for specialized studies in the field, but with a few exceptions, it has not produced common platforms for communication scholarship. Broad reach, prestige, and prominence are JoC's comparative advantages, which place it in a great position to feature diverse research strands and spotlight ideas with resonance across the field.

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