''Communication Theory'' is a quarterly

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publishing research articles, theoretical essays, and reviews on topics of broad theoretical interest from across the range of

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. It was established in 1991 and the current

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is Thomas Hanitzsch (

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). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2014

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of 1.667, ranking it 13th out of 76 journals in the category "Communication". It is published by

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on behalf of the

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Editors

The following persons have been editor-in-chief of the journal:

References

External links

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Former official website
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