Research Article

Exploring the Representation of the Field of Communication in Academic Publishing: A Content Analysis of the Journals of Communication Schools in Turkey

Number: 40 June 30, 2022
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Exploring the Representation of the Field of Communication in Academic Publishing: A Content Analysis of the Journals of Communication Schools in Turkey

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the properties of the articles published in the journals of communication schools in Turkey to understand the communication field’s general framework as represented in these journals. These properties include their subdisciplines, research methods and techniques, project support, levels of collaboration, and authors’ language preferences. For this purpose, all of the articles published between 2016 and 2020 in the journals of the communication schools listed in the Turkish Index (TR Index) were examined via quantitative content analysis. The Turkish Academic Network and Information Center, an institute of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), developed the TR Index. Eleven journals and 1641 articles in total were analyzed within this context. The analysis showed that the majority of the articles published in the journals of communication schools displayed an interdisciplinary approach. The articles that analyzed new media predominantly adopted qualitative methods. In addition, collaborative studies were less than single-authored studies, a very limited number of the studies was supported by a project, and the number of articles written in foreign languages was remarkably few.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Communication and Media Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2022

Submission Date

December 29, 2021

Acceptance Date

April 20, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Number: 40

APA
Turk, E., Akmeraner, Y., & Tufan, F. (2022). Exploring the Representation of the Field of Communication in Academic Publishing: A Content Analysis of the Journals of Communication Schools in Turkey. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 40, 82-103. https://doi.org/10.17829/turcom.1050619
AMA
1.Turk E, Akmeraner Y, Tufan F. Exploring the Representation of the Field of Communication in Academic Publishing: A Content Analysis of the Journals of Communication Schools in Turkey. TURCOM. 2022;(40):82-103. doi:10.17829/turcom.1050619
Chicago
Turk, Ezel, Yeşim Akmeraner, and Fırat Tufan. 2022. “Exploring the Representation of the Field of Communication in Academic Publishing: A Content Analysis of the Journals of Communication Schools in Turkey”. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi, nos. 40: 82-103. https://doi.org/10.17829/turcom.1050619.
EndNote
Turk E, Akmeraner Y, Tufan F (June 1, 2022) Exploring the Representation of the Field of Communication in Academic Publishing: A Content Analysis of the Journals of Communication Schools in Turkey. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi 40 82–103.
IEEE
[1]E. Turk, Y. Akmeraner, and F. Tufan, “Exploring the Representation of the Field of Communication in Academic Publishing: A Content Analysis of the Journals of Communication Schools in Turkey”, TURCOM, no. 40, pp. 82–103, June 2022, doi: 10.17829/turcom.1050619.
ISNAD
Turk, Ezel - Akmeraner, Yeşim - Tufan, Fırat. “Exploring the Representation of the Field of Communication in Academic Publishing: A Content Analysis of the Journals of Communication Schools in Turkey”. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi. 40 (June 1, 2022): 82-103. https://doi.org/10.17829/turcom.1050619.
JAMA
1.Turk E, Akmeraner Y, Tufan F. Exploring the Representation of the Field of Communication in Academic Publishing: A Content Analysis of the Journals of Communication Schools in Turkey. TURCOM. 2022;:82–103.
MLA
Turk, Ezel, et al. “Exploring the Representation of the Field of Communication in Academic Publishing: A Content Analysis of the Journals of Communication Schools in Turkey”. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 40, June 2022, pp. 82-103, doi:10.17829/turcom.1050619.
Vancouver
1.Ezel Turk, Yeşim Akmeraner, Fırat Tufan. Exploring the Representation of the Field of Communication in Academic Publishing: A Content Analysis of the Journals of Communication Schools in Turkey. TURCOM. 2022 Jun. 1;(40):82-103. doi:10.17829/turcom.1050619

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