Communication is a theory-driven discipline, but does it always need to be? This article
raises questions related to the role of theory in communication science, with the goal of …

This paper evaluated how physicians' communication patterns reflect their self-presentation
goals and link to patient perceptions. Specifically, in a large field study (N= 54,420 profiles …

Researchers often focus on the benefits of adopting open science, yet questions remain
whether the general public, as well as academics, value and trust studies consistent with …

How has the field of virtual reality (VR) evolved and what type of research has made an
impact? We used natural language processing techniques and generative artificial …

The current paper used a preregistered set of language dimensions to indicate how
scientists psychologically managed the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects. Study 1 …

Social sciences are facing a crisis of replicability, and concerns about the confidence in
quantitative findings have resulted in an increasing interest in open science practices across …

Many disciplines have been debating and enacting a range of policies, procedures, and
practices that fall under the umbrella term “open research” or “open science.” Following the …

This study explores the factors affecting communication scholars' data-sharing intentions, a
critical component of reproducibility and replicability in open science. We replicate Harper …

Prior work suggests those who lie prolifically tend to be younger and self-identify as male
compared to those who engage in everyday lying, but little research has developed an …

While perspectives on open scholarship practices (OSPs) in Communication are noted in
editorials and position papers, as a discipline we lack data-driven insights into how the …