Examining JAC: An Analysis of the Scholarly Progression of the Journal of Applied Communications

Expert? What does that mean? Describing the Term "Expert" in Agricultural Communications, Education, Extension, and Leadership Research

“…Ensuring consistency, transparency, replicability, rigor, and integrity is crucial in all research studies. As such, the conceptual framework of this study was established in the previous scholarship of ACEEL research professionals who have analyzed the premier ACEEL journals (Edgar, Edgar, Briers, & Rutherford, 2008;Edgar & Rutherford, 2011) in the following areas: curriculum (Cannon, Specht, & Buck, 2016;Shinn, Wingenbach, Briers, Lindner, & Baker, 2009); research themes and trends (Edgar, Rutherford, & Briers, 2009;Naile, Robertson, & Cartmell, 2010;Rodriguez & Evans, 2016;Williford, Edgar, Rucker, & Estes, 2016), prolific authors (Edgar et al, 2008;Harder & Roberts, 2006); theories, models, and methodologies used (Baker & King, 2016;Edgar, Rutherford, & Briers, 2009), and cited literature (Edgar & Cox, 2010, Edgar & Rutherford, 2011. Conceptually this study was focused on the ways ACEEL researchers are describing the qualifications of the coders and panelists who are retained for studies that employ content analysis or Delphi method.…”

Coauthor Network Analysis of Journal of Applied Communications Articles from 2008-2017

“…Conclusions In this study, data from JAC were used to describe the authorship, category, and frequency of publications from 2008 to 2017 and the social network of the agricultural communications academic community from that time period. Previous research studied the authorship, category and frequency of JAC articles from 1990 to 2006 (Naile et al, 2010). Substantial changes can be seen between the time periods.…”

“…Substantial changes can be seen between the time periods. From 1990From -2006.6% of articles in JAC were categorized as research (Naile et al, 2010), while 86.2% were research articles from 2008-2017. Coauthorship and collaboration became more common during this time period, with single-authored publications reduced from more than half in the Naile et al study to 10.1% in the current study.…”

Let's Get Theoretical: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Theories and Models Used in the Journal of Applied Communications

“…However, prior to the creation of JAC, there was not a publication outlet dedicated specifically to the field of agricultural communication. JAC was originally a newsletter known as the ACE Quarterly, but converted to a peer-reviewed journal in 1990 (Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE) Records | Special Collections, n.d.; Naile, Robertson, & Cartmell II, 2010). It is published quarterly by the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE) ("ACE," n.d.).…”

“…In 2010, Naile, Robertson, and Cartmell (2010) analyzed JAC for content and trends in scholarly progression, and for citation structure, from 1997 to 2006 by Edgar and Rutherford (2011). Edgar and Rutherford sought to increase the understanding of the range and influence of the agricultural field.…”