# A Review of Artificial Intelligence Research in Peer-Reviewed Communication Journals
## 4 Results  
In response to RQ1, this study found a total of 137 peer-reviewed journal articles that addressed AI in the communication field. To summarize, 15 were published in _Digital Journalism_, 15 in _New Media & Society_, 13 in the _Journal of Advertising_, 7 in _Social Media + Society_, 5 in _Convergence: The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies_, 5 in _Media Culture & Society_, 5 in _Profesional de la Informacion_, 5 in _Public Relations Review_, 4 in the _International Journal of Advertising_, 4 in _Journalism Practice_, 3 in _Brazilian Journalism Research_, 3 in _Communication & Society-Spain_, 3 in _Communication Studies_, 3 in the _International Journal of Communication_, 3 in _Journalism_, 3 in _Media and Communication_, and 3 in the _International Journal of Business Communication_. Further, journals that published two articles addressing AI in the communication field included the _Journal of Advertising Research_, _Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication_, _Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly_, _Information Communication & Society_, and _Science Communication_. Journals that published one article addressing AI in the communication field are listed in Table 1. These journals are categorized under the Communication Emerging Sources Citation and Social Sciences Citation Index generated by WoS. As indicated in Figure 1, the number of articles addressing AI has steadily increased in the communication field between 2006 and 2022. In total, 47 (32.2%) articles were published \begin{table}
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**Journal Name** & **Number of the Articles** \\ \hline _Digital Journalism_ & 15 \\ _New Media \& Society_ & 15 \\ _Journal of Advertising_ & 13 \\ _Social Media + Society_ & 7 \\ _The International Journal of Research Into New Media_ & 5 \\ _Technologies_ & 5 \\ _Media Culture \& Society_ & 5 \\ _Professional De La Informacion_ & 5 \\ _Public Relations Review_ & 5 \\ _International Journal of Advertising_ & 4 \\ _Journalism Practice_ & 4 \\ _Brazilian Journalism Research_ & 3 \\ _Communication \& Society-Spain_ & 3 \\ _Communication Studies_ & 3 \\ _International Journal of Business Communication_ & 3 \\ _Journalism_ & 3 \\ _Media and communication_ & 3 \\ _Information Communication \& Society_ & 2 \\ _International Journal of Business Communication_ & 2 \\ _Journal of Advertising Research_ & 2 \\ _Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication_ & 2 \\ _Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly_ & 2 \\ _Science Communication_ & 2 \\ _African Journalism Studies_ & 1 \\ _Analisi-Quaderns De Comunicacio I Cultura_ & 1 \\ _Business and Professional Communication Quarterly_ & 1 \\ _Canadian Journal of Communication_ & 1 \\ _Chinese Journal of Communication_ & 1 \\ _Journal of Media \& Cultural Studies_ & 1 \\ _Critical Studies in Media Communication_ & 1 \\ _Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace_ & 1 \\ _Global Media and China_ & 1 \\ _Health Communication_ & 1 \\ _Human Communication Research_ & 1 \\ _Internet Policy Review_ & 1 \\ _Journal of Broadcasting \& Electronic Media_ & 1 \\ _Journal of Children and Media_ & 1 \\ _Journal of Communication_ & 1 \\ _Journal of Communication Inquiry_ & 1 \\ _Journal of Creative Communications_ & 1 \\ _Journal of Public Relations Research_ & 1 \\ _Journalism Studies_ & 1 \\ _Jurnal the Messenger_ & 1 \\ _Mass Communication and Society_ & 1 \\ _Nordicon Review_ & 1 \\ _Palabra Clave_ & 1 \\ _Policy and Internet_ & 1 \\ _Public Relations Inquiry_ & 1 \\ _Revista Latina De Comunicacion Social_ & 1 \\ _Journal of Media and Communication Research_ & 1 \\ _Telecommunication Policy_ & 1 \\ _Television \& New Media_ & 1 \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 1: The number of AI articles published in peer-reviewed communication journals 2006–2022. in 2022, 39 (26.7%) in 2021, 24 (16.4%) in 2020, 18 (12.3%) in 2019, 3 (2.1%) in both 2018 and 2016, 2 (1.4%) in 2015, and 1 (0.7%) in 2006.