Journal of Communication Inquiry

{{Infobox journal

| title = Journal of Communication Inquiry

| cover = Journal of Communication Inquiry.jpg

| editor = Thomas P. Oates

| discipline = Mass Communication

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| abbreviation = J. Commun. Inq.

| publisher = SAGE Publishing

| country =

| frequency = Quarterly

| history = 1974-present

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| website = https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jci

| link1 = https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/jcia/current

| link1-name = Online access

| link2 = https://journals.sagepub.com/loi/jcia

| link2-name = Online archive

| ISSN = 0196-8599

| eISSN = 1552-4612

| OCLC = 38525916

| LCCN = 80640370

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Journal of Communication Inquiry is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of communication. It is edited by graduate students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Iowa. The editor is Thomas P. Oates (University of Iowa). It was established in 1974 and is currently published by SAGE Publishing.