Addressing Whiteness in communication scholar composition and collaboration across seven decades of ICA journals (1951–2022).

This article analyzes seven decades (1951–2022) of authorship and collaboration patterns in five flagship journals of the International Communication Association (ICA) through an intersectional lens focused on race, gender, affiliation country, and affiliation type. It finds that while white, male, and U.S.-based scholars continue to dominate Communication scholarship, their proportional representation has declined, with increases in gender parity and cross-race, cross-gender, and cross-country collaborations. Despite these shifts, significant structural inequities persist, including underrepresentation of Black, Indigenous, Middle Eastern/North African, Hispanic/Latine, and gender-nonconforming scholars, as well as disparities in citation impact linked to author demographics and collaboration diversity. The study highlights how entrenched norms of Whiteness and WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) dominance shape scholarly practices and calls for intentional, equity-focused collaboration and policy interventions to dismantle these systemic barriers within the field of Communication.