Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
READING TEACHER
ISSN 0034-0561 · eISSN 1936-2714 · Wiley-Blackwell
READING TEACHER: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.72; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,760; median 257 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); 67 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
READING TEACHER is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Education and Technology Integration and Literacy, Media, and Education, together about 36.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology19.4%
- Education and Technology IntegrationSocial Sciences8.6%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities8.2%
- Educational Methods and Media UseComputer Science5.2%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.1%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences4.8%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences4.7%
- Digital Storytelling and EducationHealth Professions4.1%
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)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.72LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,678OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,502 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 34 | 7 |
| 2025 | 67 | 35 | 54 |
| 2024 | 103 | 66 | 280 |
| 2023 | 107 | 64 | 442 |
| 2022 | 102 | 25 | 662 |
| 2021 | 119 | 29 | 958 |
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
257 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 180 days – 346 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 276 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (129 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".
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 2,760 / EUR 2,320 / GBP 1,820 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0034-0561
- Electronic ISSN
- 1936-2714
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about READING TEACHER
What CAS zone is READING TEACHER in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, READING TEACHER 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 READING TEACHER?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.72; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 100.
How long does peer review take at READING TEACHER?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 257 days (interquartile range 180–346 days). 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 READING TEACHER?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, READING TEACHER is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is READING TEACHER open access, and what is the APC?
READING TEACHER is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,760.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .