A short piece that, after analyzing articles published in JCMC from 1995-2005, concludes “Overall, however, no convincing clear-cut future or emerging trends in populations studied, research methods utilized, or categories of inquiry and scholarship were discovered by examining the first 10 volumes published by JCMC.” (p549)

Switzer didn’t seem surprised, and neither am I (although that could be the benefit of hindsight). I am surprised, though, that only 10% of discussed theory as relating to the Internet/CMC or developed methodologies or frameworks. I would have guessed that number to be at least a little higher. This relates to my own interest of uncovering how studying tech enable transforming understandings of comm.

And it was fun knowing that one of my articles was one that was in their sample.

Switzer, J. (2008). An Analysis of a Decade of Research Published in the “Journal of Computer Mediated Communication.” In B. L. Kelsey & K. St. Amant (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication (pp. 541–550). Hershey, NY: IGI Global.