The Iowa Journal of Communication is an award-winning state journal that publishes the highest quality scholarship from a variety of communication topics. Authors from around the globe submit manuscripts for double-blind review. Topics are philosophical, theoretical, critical, applied, pedagogical, and empirical in nature. We also publish reviews and reflective pieces of concern to communication scholars.
Two editions are published per year with a current acceptance rate of 45%. Submissions from all geographic areas are encouraged, and one need not be a member of the Iowa Communication Association to submit a piece.
The journal is indexed through the Communication database on EBSCO. All issues can be accessed here.
Current Issue: Volume 55, Number 2 (2023)
Front Matter
Prefatory Note
Welcome From the Editor
Kristen L. Majocha
Articles
The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Crisis Communication: A Study of Public Perceptions and Trust of AI
Travis Loof, Rachel Ehlers, Julia Lobo Paes, Prah Haider, and Rachel Spinks
Is It Just About Guns? ABC News Framing of Mass Shooting Stories on Digital Platforms
Maurice N. Emelu
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities and Communications in Response to the COVID Crisis: Evidence from the U.S.
Hyun Ju Jeong and Deborah S. Chung
Review

Editors
- Journal Editor
- Kristen L. Majocha
- Editorial Board
- Alicia L. Alexander
- Melissa Beall
- Shelley Bradfield
- Joy Daggs
- Terri Donofrio
- Kelly Herold
- Bayo Joachim
- Donna Pawlowski
- Gayle Pohl
- Julie Simanski
- Jenn Supple