Journal profile · Multiple
Reading Research Quarterly
ISSN 0034-0553 · eISSN 1936-2722 · Wiley-Blackwell
Reading Research Quarterly: CAS Zone 1 · Education (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.75; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,530; median 159 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 104 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Reading Research Quarterly is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 1 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reading and Literacy Development, Educational Strategies and Epistemologies and Literacy, Media, and Education, together about 40.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Reading Research Quarterly is the leading global journal offering multidisciplinary scholarship on literacy among learners of all ages, including the latest research studies (methods, results, effects, findings, and implications). Abstracting & Indexing Academic OneFile (GALE Cengage) Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest) Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing) InfoTrac (GALE Cengage) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) MasterFILE Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO Publishing) ArticleFirst (OCLC) MLA International Bibliography (MLA) Australian Education Index/EdResearch Online (Australian Council for Educational Research) OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (HW Wilson) Communication & Mass Media Index (EBSCO Publishing) OmniFile Full Text Select (HW Wilson) Communication Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) Periodical Index Online (ProQuest) Education Collection (ProQuest) Professional Development Collection (EBSCO Publishing) Education Database (ProQuest) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) Education Full Text (HW Wilson) ProQuest Central K-482 Education Index Retrospective (EBSCO Publishing) ProQuest Professional Education (ProQuest) Education Index/Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) Psychology Database (ProQuest) Education Research Complete (EBSCO Publishing) PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts (APA) Educator’s Reference Complete (GALE Cengage) Research Library (ProQuest) ERA: Educational Research Abstracts Online (T&F) Research Library Prep (ProQuest) ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center (CSC) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Expanded Academic ASAP (GALE Cengage) Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest) General OneFile (GALE Cengage) Studies on Women & Gender Abstracts (T&F) TOC Premier (EBSCO Publishing)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Chase YoungPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 53, New Zealand 7, Canada 5, Australia 5, United Kingdom 4 (84 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology27.9%
- Educational Strategies and EpistemologiesPsychology6.7%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities6%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences5.2%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences5.2%
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsMathematics4.5%
- Writing and Handwriting EducationSocial Sciences4.4%
- Text Readability and SimplificationComputer Science3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOERICPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC
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
- 3.75LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 187OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,240OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 92Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 589,963Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,165 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 39 | 24 |
| 2025 | 104 | 70 | 309 |
| 2024 | 83 | 63 | 756 |
| 2023 | 36 | 28 | 369 |
| 2022 | 41 | 15 | 712 |
| 2021 | 86 | 29 | 2,586 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
159 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 89 days – 261 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 200 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (185 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 175 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,530 / EUR 2,940 / GBP 2,350 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- reviewManuscripts are initially screened by the managing editor and then the editors for c appropriateness. A manuscript that is clearly inappropriate for RRQ or devi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Publication ethics
Author name change policy Model summary
In cases where authors wish to change their name following publication, Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver the updated metadata to indexing services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Agreement and Open Access
Copyright assignment to ILA required for accepted manuscripts Model summary
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the corresponding author will receive an e-mail prompting him or her to log in to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS), the corresponding author will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper. For Authors Signing the Copyright Transfer Agreement: If the Open Access option is no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Copyright Agreement and Open Access
Open Access option with Creative Commons licenses Model summary
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the corresponding author will receive an e-mail prompting him or her to log in to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS), the corresponding author will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper. For Authors Signing the Copyright Transfer Agreement: If the Open Access option is no…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0034-0553
- Electronic ISSN
- 1936-2722
- Society / sponsor
- International Literacy Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 61, Issue 4 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Reading Research Quarterly
What CAS zone is Reading Research Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Reading Research Quarterly is in Zone 1 of Education, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Education & Educational Research / Psychology, Educational; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Reading Research Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.75; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 187.
How long does peer review take at Reading Research Quarterly?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 159 days (interquartile range 89–261 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Reading Research Quarterly based?
Of the 84 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (53), New Zealand (7) and Canada (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Reading Research Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Reading Research Quarterly is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Reading Research Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Reading Research Quarterly is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,530.
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: .