Social norms, as a topic of inquiry, has garnered a lot of attention from a variety of
perspectives in recent years. Because of the rapidly-growing interest in social norms from …

Eye tracking offers researchers an opportunity to collect an objective assessment of visual
behavior. Visual behavior—referring broadly to metrics and measures of gaze positioning …

Purpose Questionable research or reporting practices (QRPs) contribute to a growing
concern regarding the credibility of research in the organizational sciences and related …

In the last 10 years, many canonical findings in the social sciences appear unreliable. This
so-called “replication crisis” has spurred calls for open science practices, which aim to …

In an effort to better understand the state of knowledge production in the field of
Communication, we examine the results of 149 meta-analyses exploring human …

Recent contributions have questioned the credibility of quantitative communication research.
While questionable research practices (QRPs) are believed to be widespread, evidence for …

Communication scientists devote large amounts of resources to conducting studies to
improve our understanding of the social world, in hopes that our efforts contribute to …

This third edition is again a practical introduction to communication research methods,
foregrounding the role research plays in communication and media industry careers …

Replication is necessary for theory building and knowledge accumulation in communication
science. Thus, researchers might wonder about the frequency with which we are publishing …

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 …