Public Relations Journal

{{short description|Open-access quarterly journal}} {{Infobox journal | title = Public Relations Journal | image =  | former_name =  | abbreviation =  | discipline =  | editor =  | publisher = Institute for Public Relations<br>Public Relations Society of America | country = | history = 1945–present | frequency = | openaccess = | license = | impact = | impact-year = | ISSN = 1942-4604 | eISSN = | CODEN = | JSTOR = | LCCN = | OCLC = | website = https://instituteforpr.org/public-relations-journal/ | link1 = | link1-name = }} The '''''Public Relations Journal''''' is an open-access peer-reviewed, electronic academic journal covering topics having to do with public relations and communication studies. It is published quarterly by the Institute for Public Relations and the Public Relations Society of America.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Relations Journal – DOAJ |url=https://doaj.org/toc/1942-4604 |website=DOAJ}}</ref> The editor-in-chief is Hilary Fussell Sisco (Quinnipiac University).<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Relations Journal Editorial Advisory Board |url=https://instituteforpr.org/public-relations-journal/ |publisher=Institute for Public Relations}}</ref>

== History == The ''Public Relations Journal'' was established in 1945 by Rex F. Harlow (American Council on Public Relations).<ref name=Times>{{cite news|title=Rex F. Harlow, 100, A Pioneer in Publicity|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/25/obituaries/rex-f-harlow-100-a-pioneer-in-publicity.html|accessdate=10 January 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=25 April 1993}}</ref> After this council and the National Association of Public Relations Counsel merged to form the Public Relations Society of America in 1947, it became a monthly publication of the latter society.<ref>{{cite book | last = Cutlip | first = Scott M. | authorlink = Scott M. Cutlip | author2 = Allen H. Center | author3 = Glen M. Broom | title = Effective Public Relations | publisher = Prentice Hall | year = 2000 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/effectivepublicr00scot/page/134 134–135] | isbn = 0-13-541211-0 }}</ref> It was published until 1994, after which it was superseded by two publications, the monthly ''PR Tactics'' and the quarterly ''The Strategist''.<ref>{{cite web |author= Hallahan, Kirk |title= Guide to Research About Public Relations |date= January 1998 |url= http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hallahan/hresguide.htm |accessdate= 2007-10-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070824011346/http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hallahan/hresguide.htm |archive-date= 2007-08-24 |url-status= dead }}</ref> However, the original ''Public Relations Journal'' had an editorial focus towards news, trends, and how-to information about the practice of public relations. The new journal is dedicated to the online publishing of research articles that examine public relations in depth and/or create, test, or expand public relations theory.

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==External links== * [https://instituteforpr.org/public-relations-journal/ Public Relations Journal] website * {{ISSN|1942-4604}}

Category:Open-access journals Category:Academic journals established in 1945 Category:Quarterly journals Category:Business and management journals Category:English-language journals Category:1945 establishments in the United States