This paper conducts an integrative review of current research concerning transitional relationships between public relations practitioners and journalists.It identifies the conceptualization of journalist-practitioner relationship, major research topics, methodologies,and empirical findings based on forty-six SSCI articles selected from Jan 1990 to Dec 2013.Most importantly, this paper concludes the determining factors of the transitional relationship based on the previous literature from both macro-level and micro-level.Finally, it discusses the current issues and gives suggestions for future research.