The Journal of Business and Technical Communication (JBTC), edited by David R. Russell, combines the perspectives of academe and industry. The journal's four yearly issues treat a number of theoretical and practical concerns:

Approaches to Business and Technical Communication

• a balanced focus on context, cognition, discourse, and culture
• presentation of various theoretical views (e.g., sociocognitive theory, social constructionism, genre theory, feminist theory, activity theory, speech act theory)

Empirical Research: Academe, Government, Industry, and Community

• rigorous qualitative and quantitative research (e.g., historical studies, ethnographies, case studies, descriptive studies, surveys, corpus-based studies, experimental studies)
• research exploring a range of issues in professional communication (e.g., ethics, culture of workplace communication, rhetorics of science/technology, multicultural and international issues, intellectual property, technological innovation)
• developments in related fields (e.g., computer-supported cooperative work, design, engineering, marketing, cognitive psychology, public policy, law)

Innovative Instruction in Academe and Industry

• consulting and in-service training programs
• new developments in pedagogy (e.g., distance learning, computer laboratories)
• internships and other liaisons between industry and academe

State-of-the-Art Communication Practices

• developments in information design
• impact of new technologies on professional communication (e.g., multimedia systems)

Inquiries: please e-mail Lori Peterson, Managing Editor, engljbtc@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-294-9639