Keywords
E-business, E-health, E-society, Human Technology Interactions research
Themes
Internet studies involve a wide-ranging agenda of established disciplines, including psy
Geology, sociology, marketing, and communication. To what extent have Internet studies
Been engaged in these disciplines? Has Internet studies become an independent field of Is it still an interdisciplinary topic area embracing other subjects (Bay, etc.) to study or is it still an interdisciplinary subject area encompassing other fields (Bay, etc.) to
2005)? The disciplinary nature of Internet studies has been a point of contention among certain researchers.
Hunsinger, 2005; Jones, 2005; Hunsinger, 2005; Hunsinger, 2005; Hunsinger, 2005; Hu But first, let's talk about the disciple.
We require systematic and extensive information due to the evolving status of Internet studies.
Concerning this new field.
Some efforts have been undertaken to investigate the state of the art in Internet research by focusing on study themes and popular keywords over various time periods. Weaver and Kim
Rice and Fuller (2013), Tomatillo et al. (2010), and Tomatillo et al. (2010) investigated the characteristics.
Within a single subject area, of Internet studies (communication). Khan and CHO (2006)
The vision has been broadened to include research in three areas: communication, leadership, and technology.
marketing and advertising
Kim and Weaver (2002) as well as Tomatillo et al. (2010) discovered that during the respect, Internet studies have become increasingly visible in the communication discipline.
They looked at five different timeframes. Kim and Weaver (2002) discovered that law and justice are inextricably linked.
Policy concerns relating to the Internet and its use were important study topics.
Ics in Internet studies. Tomatillo et al. (2010) discovered that a small set of keyword words had the most impact.
Internet, computer, digital, web/ and online was heavily used in the titles of
Study of new media. Rice and Fuller (2013) evaluated the key Theo-Retinal techniques for investigating social elements of the Internet more recently. They discovered that the most common
Social relationships were a common global subject in the study of communication and the Internet.
Tions are followed by media implications/use and comprehension, involvement, and social implications/use and understanding.
Media attributes, and general theory frameworks. By analyzing Internet studies published
in 15 journals in communication, marketing, and advertising between 1994 and 2003, CHO
and Khang (2006) found that there was a definite pattern of increase in Internet studies in
The examined timeframe. The authors observed that ‘Internet usage, perception, and atti
Tude toward the Internet’ CHO and Khang, 2006: 151) was the most popular topic.
Lievrouw et al. (2001) reviewed research carried out by members of Communication
and Technology (CAT) Division of the International Communication Association and These reviews thus provide some information for understanding the problems and
Opportunities in Internet studies. However, these studies focused on a pre-determined list
Of journals or associations, which has obscured the interdisciplinary nature of Internet
Studies and which may ‘lead to ordering, memory, familiarity, anchoring, or selection
Biases’ (Polites and Watson, 2009: 597). As none of the established disciplines or asso-
Ciations can claim that their field is ‘just one academic realm concerned with the Internet’
(Rice, 2005: 286), a ‘bottom-up’ approach without any a priori categorization is
More appropriate for drawing a comprehensive knowledge map for Internet studies.
To fill this gap in the literature, the study aims to map the landscape of Internet studies
Without any pre-defined journals or disciplines. This is of particular value for delineating
The boundaries of Internet studies in a larger context and presenting first-hand and quan-
Titative understanding of the interactions between Internet studies and other established
Disciplines or other emerging fields. Specifically, the following research questions will
Be addressed:
RQ1: What is the state of art of Internet studies in general?
RQ2: What are the major themes in Internet studies?
RQ3: What are the popular keywords under each theme of Internet studies?
RQ4: How have these popular keywords evolved over time?
RQ5: What theoretical orientations and research methods are the most popular in
Internet studies?
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