Comserve's Journal Index system provides a way to perform powerful electronic searches of core journals in the discipline of communication studies and related fields (e.g., journalism, mass communication, social linguistics). For more information on procedures and commands for using the Journals Index, send this command to Comserve: Help Topics Journals (Some example search commands are provided at the end of this file.) For information about rules for specifying complex search operations (e.g., finding all titles containing any of the following words: organization, business, industry, management, work, or labor), send this command to Comserve: Help Topics Operators The Communication Institute for Online Scholarship, Comserve's parent organization, has also created a personal computer program named "ComIndex" that allows unlimited searching of all the journal indexes listed in this file (including those listed as available for CIOS Associates only) using an IBM PC or compatible computer. This program operates independently of Comserve and the networks. ComIndex provides a full screen menu-driven graphical interface, a built-in help system, and a means of browsing journal indexes and displaying keyword lists, facilities that are not possible to provide within Comserve. Associates of the CIOS qualify for a substantial discount on personal copies of ComIndex. For information about ordering ComIndex for individual use, or for departmental or library site licenses, send this message to Comserve: Help Topics ComIndex When searching journal indexes, keep in mind that they represent an international selection and though most titles are in English (some titles are occasionally in French or German), spelling of words may vary within different journals (e.g., "organization" versus "organisation", "labour" versus "labor", "color" versus "colour", etc.). Use the "or" search operator to search simultaneously for variations in spelling (e.g., JSearch MCQ /labor/ or /labour/) or, when practical, simply search for a common word fragment (e.g., JSearch MCQ /labo/). Journal searches are insensitive to the case of letters; thus, a search for /LABOR/ would match "Labor" as well as "laBor". Indexes for the following journals are available for searching by the general public: Abbreviation Years # of Name of Journal for Comserve Available Vols Refs Australian Journal of Communication AJC 1982 - 1990 1-17 167 Communication Theory CT 1991 - 1991 1-1 21 Electronic Journal of Communication / La Revue Electronique de Communication EJCREC 1990 - 1991 1-2 15 Free Speech Yearbook(1) FS 1962 - 1991 1-29 270 Issues in Applied Linguistics IAL 1990 - 1991 1-2 48 News Computing Journal NCJ 1984 - 1991 1-7 170 Operant Subjectivity OS 1977 - 1991 1-14 157 Research in Language and Social RLSI 1987 - 1991 20-24 77 Interaction In addition, those who provide support for Comserve by becoming Associates of its parent organization, the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (CIOS), may also access any of the journals in the list below. Becoming an Associate is a way of supporting the activities of the CIOS, helping to assure that Comserve is able to provide the highest quality scholarly services to the broadest possible inter- national audience. It is also a way of supporting the future growth of these indexes. Please consider becoming a CIOS Associate, for more information, send this message to Comserve: Help Topics Associates Associates may also use the reserved ALL option of the JSearch command. The ALL option provides a way of applying a search to all journals in the Journals Index with a single command. For example, to obtain an exhaustive list of publications by "Carey", Associates may send this command -- JSearch all author /carey/. The search specification will be applied to each journal index in succession and the entire result returned though e-mail as a formatted bibliography. Associates of the CIOS also qualify for a substantial discount on copies of ComIndex for personal use. Abbreviation Years # of Name of Journal for Comserve Available Volumes Refs Asian Journal of Communication ASIA 1990 - 1991 1-1 14 Canadian Journal of Communication(6) CJC 1978 - 1991 5-16 240 Central States Speech Journal(5) CSSJ 1970 - 1988 21-39 630 Communication COM 1974 - 1991 1-12 200 Communication Education(7) CE 1976 - 1991 25-40 667 Communication Monographs(2) CM 1977 - 1991 44-58 383 Communication Quarterly(8) CQ 1975 - 1990 23-38 493 Communication Reports COMREP 1988 - 1991 1-4 61 Communication Research CR 1974 - 1991 1-18 534 Communication Studies(5) CS 1989 - 1990 40-42 48 Communication Yearbook(1) CY 1977 - 1991 1-14 541 Critical Studies in Mass Communication CSM 1984 - 1990 1-7 240 Discourse Processes DP 1978 - 1990 1-13 278 European Journal of Communication EUR 1986 - 1990 1-5 197 Human Communication Research(9) HCR 1974 - 1991 1-17 488 Journalism Quarterly JQ 1970 - 1991 47-68 2324 Journal of Applied Communications Research(10) JACSR 1973 - 1980 1-8 86 Journal of Applied Communication Research(10) JACR 1981 - 1991 9-19 129 Journal of Broadcasting(3) JB 1970 - 1984 14-28 622 Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media(3) JBEM 1985 - 1990 29-34 289 Journal of Communication JOC 1970 - 1990 20-40 1387 Management Communication Quarterly MCQ 1987 - 1991 1-4 99 Mass Comm Review MCR 1973 - 1991 1-18 192 Media, Culture and Society MCS 1979 - 1991 1-13 311 Philosophy and Rhetoric PR 1968 - 1990 1-23 741 Public Opinion Quarterly POQ 1970 - 1991 34-55 919 Quarterly Journal of Speech QJS 1970 - 1991 56-77 882 Rhetoric Review RR 1984 - 1991 1-9 200 Southern Speech Journal(11) SSJ 1970 - 1971 36-36 23 Southern Speech Comm. Journal(11) SSCJ 1971 - 1988 37-53 456 Southern Communication Journal(11) SCJ 1988 - 1991 54-56 74 Speech Monographs(2) SM 1970 - 1976 37-43 273 Speech Teacher(7) ST 1970 - 1975 19-24 279 Today's Speech(8) TS 1970 - 1974 18-22 149 Western Speech(4) WS 1970 - 1975 34-39(1) 153 Western Speech Communication(4) WSC 1975 - 1976 39(2)-40 45 Western Journal of Speech Comm.(4) WJSC 1977 - 1991 41-55 412 Women's Studies in Communication WOMEN 1977 - 1991 1-14 114 Written Communication WC 1984 - 1990 1-7 153 ----- Notes ----- 1. An annual volume rather than a serial. 2. Communication Monographs continues Speech Monographs. 3. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media continues Journal of Broadcasting. 4. Western Speech is continued by Western Speech Communication, which is continued by Western Journal of Speech Communication. 5. Central States Speech Journal is continued by Communication Studies. 6. Volumes 1 through 4 of the Canadian Journal of Communication appeared under the title "Media Probe". Media Probe is not in a format that permits indexing and has been excluded from Comserve's Journals Index. 7. Speech Teacher is continued by Communication Education. ERIC reports and reviews of non-print educational resources are not included. 8. Communication Quarterly continues Today's Speech. 9. Human Communication Research published two "Winter, 1983" issues, one associated with volume 9, the other with volume 10. 10. Journal of Applied Communication Research continues Journal of Applied Communications Research. 11. Southern Speech Journal is continued by Southern Speech Commu- nication Journal, which is continued by Southern Communication Journal. _____________________ | | | The Journal Indexes | |_____________________| Error Rates. Due to limitations in scanning technology and wide variation in journal typography and layout, each journal data set was constructed manually. The process involved data collection, data entry, and several data verification steps. Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the journal indexes and to this end, each index was prepared and proofread by disciplinary experts. Even so, some error is inevitable since the original publications from which the indexes were derived are themselves subject to errors of construction (e.g., omitting author's names, incorrect identification of journal issues, etc.), typography, and proofreading. Nevertheless, the total rate of error within the ComIndex data files is believed to be small as the verification process was very thorough. Special Symbols. The inability to reproduce non-English characters, phonetic symbols, and so on results occasionally in unavoidable minor differences between original sources and the journal data files. In each case, the common ASCII character most similar in appearance to the original character has been substituted or a description of the missing character is described (e.g., the text ``not equals" may appear instead of the not equals sign). Though not common, these problems occur with greater frequency in journals published outside the United States (e.g., European Journal of Communication, Asian Journal of Communication). In the case of accented letters, such as those occurring in French and Spanish, the unaccented letter has been substituted. Words originally appearing in italic or bold face in original sources are enclosed in single or double quotation marks. Excluded Material. Although book reviews were included in some indexes that were created early in the indexing process, they were omitted in most indexes and, as a matter of policy, will not be included in any indexes in the future. Significant review essays, however, are included. The indexes are restricted to articles that reflect original research or theoretical exposition. Other examples of excluded materials include published bibliographies, results of database searches, reports on conferences, summaries of legislative resolutions adopted by scholarly societies, and brief editorial statements introducing special issues of journals. ________________________________________________ | | | Some Examples for Searching the Journals Index | |________________________________________________| TIP: In title searches, search only for short word stems -- "rhet" rather than "rhetoric", "orga" rather than "organization". TIP: In author searches, search for last names only. Journals often list authors by first initial rather than first name. TIP: Avoid "and" searches unless necessary. You can easily omit the references you don't need once you receive the search result. 1. Search for articles by Penman in Australian Journal of Communication: Jsearch AJC author /penman/ 2. Search for articles by either Penman or Ticehurst in Australian Journal of Communication: jsearch ajc author /penman/ or /ticehurst/ 3. Search for articles jointly authored by Penman and Ticehurst in Australian Journal of Communication: Jsearch ajc author /penman/ and /ticehurst/ 4. Search for articles with titles containing the word stem "rhet" (as in rhetoric, rhetorician, rhetorical, rhetor, etc.) in the journal Communication Theory: jsearch CT /rhet/ 5. Search for articles with titles containing the word stem "meth" (as in methods, methodology, etc.) but not containing the word "ipsative" in the journal Operant Subjectivity: Jsearch OS /meth/ but not /ipsative/ For Associates of the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship Only: 6. Search for articles with titles containing the word stem "rhet" (as in rhetoric, rhetorician, rhetorical, rhetor, etc.) in all of the journals in Comserve's Journals Index: Jsearch all /rhet/ For information about how to become an Associate of the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship, send this message to Comserve: Help Topics Associates Comserve is a service of the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship, a non-profit (U. S. Federal Tax Code 501(c)(3)) organization supporting the integration of information technologies in the service of communication education and scholarship worldwide.