Cox, Andrew (2005). "What are communities of practice? A comparative review of four seminal works" (PDF). Journal of Information Science. 31 (6): 527–540. doi:10.1177/0165551505057016. S2CID 206453933.

In “What are communities of practice? A comparative review of four seminal works,” Cox provides a comparative analysis of four key works on communities of practice. The review examines the similarities and differences between the works, and identifies key themes and conceptualizations of communities of practice. Cox argues that while the works share a common understanding of communities of practice as social entities, there is significant variation in how communities of practice are conceptualized and operationalized.