''Communication Studies'' is a

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that covers communication processes, specifically

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and research. It was established in 1949 as the ''Central States Speech Journal'', obtaining its current title in 1989. The

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is Yuping Mao ( California State University, Long Beach). It is published in 6 issues a year by

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and is an official journal of the

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. The journal issues open science badges on articles meeting the criteria of the

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. According to data published in ''

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'' ''Communication Studies'' was rated as the fifth-most central journal to the field of human communication.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in EBSCO databases,

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, and

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Editors

The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief of the journal:CSCA List of previous Communication Studies editors
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References

External links

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