JBTC,+Fall+2007

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Journal of Business and Technical Communication (JBTC)

Publisher: Sage Publishing, founded in 1986 by Iowa State

Frequency: Quarterly

Subscription: Individual: $115.00 Institutional: $563.00

Circulation: Numbers are unavailable, however I have e-mailed the editor with an inquiry into circulation numbers.

[Alison, Thank you for your interest in JBTC. We do not usually distribute circulation information except to authors seeking tenure. Kathy]

Purpose: "The Journal of Business and Technical Communication keeps you informed about the latest communication practices, problems and trends in both business and academic settings or sectors, as stated in the Description."

Description: "A valuable resource for educators, researchers, scholars, managers, technicians and practitioners, JBTC offers you a wide range of scholarship that probes current problems and methods."

Content of JBTC: 1. Articles - Results of research, usually 15-35 typewritten pages 2. Approaches and Practices - Shorter articles tips and how-tos, usually 5-15 typewritten pages 3. Commentaries - Opinion pieces discussing professional issues, usually 5-10 typewritten pages 4. Book and Software Reviews - Interpretive analysis of the book and software market, usually 5-8 typewritten pages 5. Comments and Responses - Exchanges between the readers and authors, usually no more than 6 typewritten pages 6. Annual Index - Alphabetical listing of all authors and titles

Popular themes appearing in every issue: 4 different articles 2 book reviews 1 Call for Papers 1 Board of Reviews

Popular topics of JBTC: Managerial communication Collaborative writing Ethics of business communication Technical writing pedagogy Business-communication education Gender differences in writing International communication Graphic design Ethnography and corporate culture writing

"Journal of Business and Technical Communication has frequently won the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) award presented nationally for excellence in publications in technical and scientific communication."