The International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über Theorien, Konzepte und Verfahren, mit denen Forscher auf dem Gebiet der interpersonalen Kommunikation eine Vielzahl von Phänomenen sozialer Interaktion erklären.

Charles R. Berger is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication, University of California, Davis. Past President and Fellow of the International Communication Association and a Distinguished Scholar of the National Communication Association, he has co-authored and edited numerous publications including Handbook of Communication Science, Second Edition (with M. E. Roloff and D. Roskos-Ewoldsen, 2010).

Michael E. Roloff is Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. His publications include Interpersonal Process: New Directions in Communication Research (1987) and Communication Processes Leading to Integrative Agreements (1988). In 2009 he was named a fellow of the International Communication Association and Distinguished Scholar of the National Communication Association.