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Reading and Writing (South Africa)

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd · South Africa · Est. 2010

ISSN2079-8245eISSN2308-1422
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.193
H-Index
21
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.702
Total Works
235
Total Citations
1,779
2yr Mean Citedness
2.10
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Aims & Scope

Reading & Writing is an open access, peer reviewed inter-disciplinary and inter-professional scholarly journal that explores how literacy is defined, enacted and promoted in a range of institutional, socio-cultural and disciplinary contexts', particularly within Africa and other developing countries. The journal publishes original articles that provoke debate, explores issues and posit solutions about literacy interventions, practices and education. It focusses on and relates to transnational and translocal literacies associated with immigrants and mobile people in African settings. The aim is to design literacy practices in education to stimulate community based socio-economic transformation and development in Africa. The journal offers the breadth of outlook to promote interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary approaches that can stretch and invigorate our sense of what concepts and approaches are productive in the field of literacy education.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
15
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2010
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications235
Publisher OrgAOSIS
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~15 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2079-8245 / 2308-1422
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Linguistics and LanguageQ2
EducationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reading and Literacy DevelopmentSecond Language Learning and TeachingMultilingual Education and PolicyEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLiteracy, Media, and EducationEducational Methods and Media UseEducation Systems and PolicyDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSecond Language Acquisition and Learning
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref