“Studies in Communication Sciences is an international journal that publishes original articles of high quality in all areas of communication, e.g. linguistics, semiotics, rhetoric, media, mass communication, corporate and institutional communication, management of communication, information and communication technology, formal models of communication, communication in educational environment, intercultural communication, sociology and psychology of communication. As a general forum for communication scholarship the Journal is especially interested in research whose significance crosses disciplinary and sub-field boundaries. The journal is jointly edited by the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the University of Lugano (USI) and the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Studies (SGKM).”