Open AccessHuman-Machine Communication Scholarship Trends: An Examination of Research From 2011 to 2021 in Communication Journals
Author(s) -
Riley Richards,
Patric R. Spence,
Chad Edwards
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
human machine communication journal/human-machine communication journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2638-6038
pISSN - 2638-602X
DOI - 10.30658/hmc.4.3
Subject(s) - scholarship , context (archaeology) , scholarly communication , human communication , science communication , communication studies , data science , engineering ethics , computer science , sociology , political science , social science , communication , engineering , publishing , history , pedagogy , science education , archaeology , law
Despite a relatively short history, the modern-day study of communication has grown into multiple subfields. To better understand the relationship between Human-Machine Communication (HMC) research and traditional communication science, this study examines the published scholarship in 28 communication-specific journals from 2011–2021 focused on human-machine communication (HMC). Findings suggest limited prior emphasis of HMC research within the 28 reviewed journals; however, more recent trends show a promising future for HMC scholarship. Additionally, HMC appears to be diverse in the specific context areas of research in the communication context. Finally, we offer future directions of research and suggestions for the development of HMC.