Journal metric profile

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING

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 2.000 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 3.000 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 197/756 Recorded category rank

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING JCR impact factor overview

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

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING metric snapshot

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is WILEY. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.000. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 3.000, 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 197 out of 756 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 26% 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 (3.000) is 1.000 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (2.000). 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 0.840. 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 JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING lists total cites: 1,653; total articles: 26; citable items: 27. 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 8.9 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 11.1 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0141-0423 and electronic ISSN 1467-9817. The publisher is recorded as WILEY. 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 nameJOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING
Abbreviated journalJ RES READ
PublisherWILEY
Metric year2025
Overall rank8,303
ISSN0141-0423
eISSN1467-9817
Total cites1,653
Total articles26
Citable items27
Cited half-life8.9 years
Citing half-life11.1 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.000
5-Year Impact Factor3.000
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.000
Journal Citation Indicator0.840
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank197/756
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING is 2.000 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING?

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 197/756. 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 JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING is 3.000. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING?

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING is listed in this directory as being published by WILEY.

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