The Journal of Public Relations Research publishes research that creates, tests, or expands public relations theory. Manuscripts may include: examinations of why organizations practice public relations as they do and how public relations can be conducted more effectively; analysis of public relations publics; scholarly criticism of public relations practice; and development of the history, ethics, or philosophy of public relations. Two kinds of articles can be submitted: reviews of major programs of research (up to 35 manuscript pages) and reports of original research (up to 20 manuscript pages). All methodologies are appropriate, including social scientific, historical, legal, philosophical, and critical. The Journal is produced for the Public Relations Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) in cooperation with public relations educators in the International Communication Association, National Communication Association, Public Relations Society of American, and International Association of Business Communicators.

《公共關(guān)系研究》雜志發(fā)表了創(chuàng)造、檢驗(yàn)或擴(kuò)展公共關(guān)系理論的研究。文稿可包括：審查各組織為何以其方式處理公共關(guān)系以及如何更有效地處理公共關(guān)系；分析公共關(guān)系；對(duì)公共關(guān)系做法的學(xué)術(shù)批評(píng)；以及發(fā)展歷史、道德、道德、或公共關(guān)系哲學(xué)。可以提交兩種文章：主要研究方案的評(píng)論（多達(dá)35頁(yè)手稿）和原始研究的報(bào)告（多達(dá)20頁(yè)手稿）。所有方法都是適當(dāng)?shù)模ㄉ鐣?huì)科學(xué)、歷史、法律、哲學(xué)和批判。該期刊是為新聞和大眾傳播教育協(xié)會(huì)（aejmc）的公共關(guān)系部門與國(guó)際傳播協(xié)會(huì)、國(guó)家傳播協(xié)會(huì)、美國(guó)公共關(guān)系協(xié)會(huì)的公共關(guān)系教育工作者合作編寫的，以及國(guó)際商業(yè)傳播協(xié)會(huì)。