About Technical Purpose for Research Lengler and Eppler visualization types:

• Data visualization
Communication This report is designed to inform authors
• Information visualization
• Concept visualization
Quarterly of the types of visualization methods used
in successfully published articles by TCQ.
• Strategy visualization
• Metaphor visualization
• Compound visualization.
Technical Communication Quarterly
(TCQ) is a refereed journal published four
times per year with support from Tay-
lor and Francis, the Association of Teach-
ers of Technical Writing (ATTW), and the
Texas Tech University English department.
TCQ publishes research focused on tech-
nical communication in academic, scien-
tific, technical, business, governmental,
and related organizational or social con-
texts. Articles published in TCQ combine
theoretical and practical perspectives.4­
Data visualization: Area chart2
  Concept visualization: Gannt chart3

Research Method
This study follows the Lengler and Eppler
model of visualization methods to provide a
quantitative representation of the distribution
of visualization methods used in TCQ articles.

Information visualization: Comparison and Contrast1

Visualization Method
Distribution
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Technical
Communication
Quarterly
Volume 12, Issue 1–Volume 22, Issue 2
1
Jason Swarts (2007): Mobility and
Composition: The Architecture of Co-
herence in Non-places, Technical Com-
munication Quarterly, 16:3, 279-309
2
Liza Potts (2009): Using Actor Network
Theory to Trace and Improve Multimodal
A Report of
Communication Design, Technical Com-
munication Quarterly, 18:3, 281-301
Visualization
3
Barbara Mirel & Nicholas Johnson (2006): Methods.
Social Determinants of Preparing a Cyber-In-
frastructure Innovation for Diffusion, Techni-
cal Communication Quarterly, 15:3, 329-353
4
Technical Communication Quarterly,
“Aims & Scope” Online. Publication of-
fice: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut
Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Matthew Jones
Alexander Justice
Elizabeth Loyer