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Impact Factor increased to 1.34 in 2007!

Journal of Research in Reading

Published on behalf of the United Kingdom Literacy Association

Edited by:
Rhona Stainthorp


ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2007: 10/38 (Educational Psychology) and 12/100 (Education & Educational Research)
Impact Factor: 1.340

Journal of Research in Reading provides an international forum for researchers into literacy.  It is a refereed journal, principally devoted to reports of empirical studies in reading and related fields, and to informed reviews of relevant literature. 

The journal welcomes papers researching issues related to the learning, teaching and use of literacy in a variety of contexts; papers on the history and development of literacy; papers about policy and strategy for literacy as related to children and adults.  Journal of Research in Reading encourages papers within any research paradigm and from researchers in any relevant field such as anthropology, cultural studies, education, history of education, language and linguistics, philosophy, psychology and sociology.

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NEW impact factor for Journal of Research in Reading!
We are pleased to announce that the impact factor for Journal of Research in Reading has increased to 1.340, making the research even more vital for your needs. This now ranks Journal of Research in Reading 10th in the Educational Psychology category ranking.

UKLA/Wiley-Blackwell Research in Literacy Education Award

Launched in 2008, the Research in Literacy Education Award is given annually for research published in either of UKLA's journals - Literacy and Journal of Research in Reading - judged to be exemplary in terms of criteria applied in both journals. Congratulations to the winners, who were announced at the 44th UKLA International Conference.

Journal of Research in Reading Winner:
Deriving word meanings from context: does explanation facilitate contextual analysis?
Kate Cain

Literacy Winner:
Teachers are digikids too: the digital histories and digital lives of young teachers in English primary schools
Lynda Graham

Call for Papers for Special Issue on Literacy and Technology
The Journal of Research in Reading is planning a Special Issue on Literacy and Technology, scheduled for publication in 2009.  This Special Issue will be Guest Edited by Professor Jackie Marsh and Dr Chris Singleton.  For further information, please click here.

Manuscript Central™
Authors are able to submit their paper to Journal of Research in Reading online using Manuscript Central.  Benefits of online submission include:

  • Fast decisions on your paper.  Submission, review and communication are all handled online.  No more postal delays or lost messages!
  • Easy. Write your paper on any word processor.  Simply save text as RTF or Word.  Graphics can be uploaded separately in any popular format, including PowerPoint and Excel.
  • Convenient. Submit from any computer with an Internet connection.  No software needs to be installed.  All you need is a Web browser, Acrobat Reader and email.
  • Responsive. Decisions sent by email, revisions made online.  The moment a decision is taken, an email is dispatched.  You can respond to the comments and submit a revised version online.
  • Transparent. Track your manuscripts online.  Return to the site at any time to see the current status of your submission

To make a submission, please visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jrir

Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online.  Click here to browse contents and abstracts.  For further information on how to access these articles please visit our Librarian Site.

Buy the book!
The recent Journal of Research in Reading Special Issue Visual Factors in Reading edited by Piers Cornelissen and Chris Singleton (published as Volume 29, Issue 3) is now available to purchase as a book - please click here for further information.

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