Journal of Communication

Volume 76, Number 1 (February 2026)

Editorial

• Time in communication research and theories
  Tai-Quan Peng and Zheng Wang (pp. 1 - 7)

Original Articles

• Is time of the essence?
  A temporal meta-synthesis of seven media effects theories
  Nathan Walter, Christopher Dømeijer, Stephen A. Rains, Thomas Hugh Feeley, and Seth M. Noar (pp. 8 - 19)

• Temporal dynamics of media and communication processes
  A review of theories and meta-analysis of empirical studies
  Shan Xu, Wenbo Li, Yani Zhao, and Michael D. Slater (pp. 20 - 35)

• Time is the fire in which message effects burn
  Decay and sustenance of correction effects over time
  Je Hoon Chae, Tim Groeling, and Hyunjin Song (pp. 36 - 48)

• Streaming users as temporal publics
  Recalibrating platform power in Latin America
  Ignacio Siles, Vanessa Valiati, Rodrigo Muñoz-González, and Luciana Valerio-Alfaro (pp. 49 - 59)

• Fusing theory-guided machine learning and bio-sensing
  Considering time in how children learn science from dynamic multimedia
  Jason C. Coronel, Matthew Sweitzer, James Alex Bonus, Rebecca Dore, and Blue Lerner (pp. 60 - 77)

• Possible futures all at once
  Time frame and time lag in short-term longitudinal media effects research on well-being
  Julius Klingelhoefer, Alicia Gilbert, Christoph Adrian, and Adrian Meier (pp. 78 - 91)

• Conceptualization, operationalization, and performance of longitudinal studies in communication research
  A systematic review
  Jonathan J. H. Zhu, Wei Lin, Jingwei Gao, and Heng Lu (pp. 92 - 106)

• Supportive message evaluation across multiple time-scales
  Graham D. Bodie, Miriam Brinberg, Susanne Jones, Denise H. Solomon, and Nilam Ram (pp. 107 - 118)