Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Literacy Research and Instruction
ISSN 1938-8071 · eISSN 1938-8063 · Taylor & Francis
Literacy Research and Instruction: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 80 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Literacy Research and Instruction is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reading and Literacy Development, Literacy, Media, and Education and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Literacy Research and Instruction (formerly Reading Research and Instruction), the official journal of the Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers, is an international refereed professional journal that publishes articles dealing with research and instruction in reading education and allied literacy fields. The journal is especially focused on instructional practices and applied or basic research of special interest to reading and literacy educators. Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by reviewers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology19.4%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities6.8%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Education and Technology IntegrationSocial Sciences4.7%
- Writing and Handwriting EducationSocial Sciences4.6%
- Educational Strategies and EpistemologiesPsychology4.5%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities4.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPsycINFOERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), National Library of Medicine, Ovid, Taylor & Francis
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.75Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.54LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.54Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 238OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 56,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,121 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 5 | 22 |
| 2024 | 19 | 6 | 70 |
| 2023 | 19 | 1 | 118 |
| 2022 | 25 | 2 | 202 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | 134 |
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
80 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)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 80 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Literacy Research and Instruction is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discovera…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy Model summary
All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by reviewers.
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
- 1938-8071
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-8063
- Society / sponsor
- Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Literacy Research and Instruction
What CAS zone is Literacy Research and Instruction in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Literacy Research and Instruction is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Literacy Research and Instruction?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Literacy Research and Instruction?
The publisher reports about 80 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Literacy Research and Instruction in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Education.
Which databases index Literacy Research and Instruction?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Literacy Research and Instruction is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, PsycINFO and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Literacy Research and Instruction open access, and what is the APC?
Literacy Research and Instruction is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .