Review of Communication

Clarity

Clarity is a fundamental yet complex feature of communication that shapes understanding, interpretation, and interaction across diverse contexts. As a key variable in understanding effective communication, clarity provides fertile ground for advancing theoretical, methodological, and applied communication research. This special issue of The Review of Communication seeks to explore clarity in all its complexity, welcoming contributions that examine clarity across various communication contexts (e.g., mediated, interpersonal, organizational, instructional, health) and methodological approaches (e.g., quantitative, qualitative, critical, rhetorical).

We invite original research and comprehensive reviews that align with the journal’s aim to bridge divides, clarify concepts, or contribute to major disciplinary issues. Submissions should demonstrate scholarly rigor while addressing clarity's implications for communication theory, practice, or pedagogy.

Potential topics for submission include, but are not limited to:

• Theory development
• Measurement development
• Reviews of literature that overcome siloing across disciplines
• Context-based studies of clarity
• Antecedents of clarity
• Clarity and AI