The new issue of the Journal of Professional Communication (volume 3, issue 1) is published. You can read it here.
It is almost had dot believe that we have now been publishing for three years. During that time, we have showcased Canadian professional communication research in both official languages. We have also had research reported from the United States.
Canada has never had a peer-reviewed publication that documents and features the state of the various professions of professional communication in Canada. We are proud to provide that venue in the Journal of Professional Communication.
Here is the table of contents for the current issue (all links lead to PDF file of article):
Editorial
- Alex Sévigny, “Beyond networks: Measurement, modeling and the emerging transformation of public relations“
Commentary
- Aaron Henninger, “The argument against winning hearts and minds“
- Patricia Parsons, “Educating communication professionals: The case for ethics in the curriculum“
- Daniel Tisch, “Is the communication revolution good for democracy?“
Interview
Research Articles
- Emily Bourassa, Elyse Amend & David Secko, “A thematic review and synthesis of best practices in environment journalism“
- Wendy McLean-Cobban, “Proof positive: Thought leadership in Canadian professional service firms“
- Fraser Likely, “Managing strategically: Canadian federal government communication branches evaluated against five of the Generic Principles of Public Relations“
- Anne-Marie Males, “What factors are important in formulating a community hospital’s reputation?“
Practical Paper
Book Reviews
- Tala Chebib, “How to get “real Italian pizza”“
- Judy Gombita, “Embedding public relations with candour, clarity and no-pants humour“
- Andrew Laing, “Slow down and smell the data“
- Kelly Rowe, “From voter to micro-target: The ever-evolving science of campaigning in U.S elections“
- Alison Symons, “Being social, going global“
Editorial Advisory Board
Stay tuned for the next issues, full of research, opinion, interviews, academic research and practical papers that will help all of us better understand the practice of the various disciplines of professional communication!
In fact, be sure to look out for our upcoming special issue on Art/Science Hybrids, to appear on March 1, 2014, edited by guest editors, Steve Gibson (Northumbria University, United Kingdom) and Stéfan Müller Arisona (ETH-Zürich Future Cities Lab, Singapore). We are in the midst of editing the final manuscripts for the issue – it’s going to be great!
Finally, be sure to contact me if you are considering submitting a manuscript to JPC. I would love to hear from you and provide any guidance that I can!