Journal profile · Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Journal of College Reading and Learning
ISSN 1079-0195 · eISSN 2332-7413 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of College Reading and Learning: subscription journal; review about 117 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of College Reading and Learning is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Research Studies, Reading and Literacy Development and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies, together about 38.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of College Reading and Learning (JCRL) invites authors to submit their scholarly research for publication. JCRL is an international forum for the publication of high-quality articles on theory, research, and policy related to areas of developmental education, postsecondary literacy instruction, and learning assistance at the postsecondary level. JCRL is published four times a year for the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). In addition to publishing investigations of the reading, writing, thinking, and studying of college learners, JCRL seeks manuscripts with a college focus on the following topics: effective teaching for struggling learners, learning through new technologies and texts, learning support for culturally and linguistically diverse student populations, and program evaluations of developmental and learning assistance instructional models. The JCRL editorial team is pleased to announce that the journal has begun iFirst publication. With iFirst, accepted manuscripts will be published on the journal website as soon as they have been finalized. This means earlier dissemination of research, without waiting for articles to appear in the paper journal. To access the newest articles, log in to the CRLA website. Then, under My CRLA, go to My JCRL, and click the link to access the journal website. Latest articles can be found on the journal homepage. All accepted articles will still appear in the paper journal, and you will continue to receive the journal by mail, four times a year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences16%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology13.9%
- Educational Strategies and EpistemologiesPsychology9.1%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology6.3%
- Literacy and Educational PracticesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences5.2%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities4.7%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics and Language | Q1 | 267/1221 | 78th |
| Education | Q3 | 866/1698 | 49th |
| Developmental and Educational Psychology | Q3 | 244/380 | 35th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Gale, Ovid
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.38Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.73Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 20,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 701 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 4 | 193 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 296 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 358 |
| 2023 | 17 | 5 | 445 |
| 2022 | 24 | 5 | 469 |
| 2021 | 17 | 6 | 426 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
117 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 117 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Preprints
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
iFirst publication: accepted manuscripts are published online as soon as finalized, before print issue. Model summary
The JCRL editorial team is pleased to announce that the journal has begun iFirst publication. With iFirst, accepted manuscripts will be published on the journal website as soon as they have been finalized.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1079-0195
- Electronic ISSN
- 2332-7413
- Society / sponsor
- College Reading & Learning Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of College Reading and Learning
How long does peer review take at Journal of College Reading and Learning?
The publisher reports about 117 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of College Reading and Learning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of College Reading and Learning is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of College Reading and Learning open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of College Reading and Learning is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .