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Journal of Research in Reading

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1978

ISSN1467-9817

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

486

days submission → published

measured · last 10 articles · accept 469d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.817

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.977

Total Worksi

1,440

Total Citationsi

36,214

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Psychology, Educational; Education; Developmental and Educational Psychology; Psychology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,440

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1467-9817

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

921

2019

932

2020

495

2021

420

2022

132

2023

125

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ1

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchPsychology, Educational

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Developmental and Educational PsychologyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reading and Literacy DevelopmentWriting and Handwriting EducationCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsLanguage Development and DisordersNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismChild Development and Digital TechnologyEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesSecond Language Acquisition and LearningText Readability and SimplificationHearing Impairment and Communication

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Research in Reading

Is Journal of Research in Reading a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Research in Reading: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Research in Reading?

Journal of Research in Reading is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.63.

Is Journal of Research in Reading indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Research in Reading is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Research in Reading?