Journal metric profile

Reading & Writing Quarterly

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.200 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.900 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 372/756 Recorded category rank

Reading & Writing Quarterly JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Reading & Writing Quarterly metric snapshot

Reading & Writing Quarterly has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.200. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.900, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 372 out of 756 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 49% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (1.900) is 0.700 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.200). The Impact Factor without journal self-citations is the same as the listed standard value at the displayed precision. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.060. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for Reading & Writing Quarterly lists total cites: 1,017; total articles: 23; citable items: 23. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 8.7 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 10.8 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Reading & Writing Quarterly is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1057-3569 and electronic ISSN 1521-0693. The publisher is recorded as ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameReading & Writing Quarterly
Abbreviated journalREAD WRIT Q
PublisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank12,283
ISSN1057-3569
eISSN1521-0693
Total cites1,017
Total articles23
Citable items23
Cited half-life8.7 years
Citing half-life10.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.200
5-Year Impact Factor1.900
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.200
Journal Citation Indicator1.060
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank372/756
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Reading & Writing Quarterly?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Reading & Writing Quarterly is 1.200 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Reading & Writing Quarterly?

Reading & Writing Quarterly is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 372/756. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of Reading & Writing Quarterly?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Reading & Writing Quarterly is 1.900. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Reading & Writing Quarterly?

Reading & Writing Quarterly is listed in this directory as being published by ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.