Scientific Studies of Reading

Aims & Scope

This journal publishes original empirical investigations dealing with all aspects of reading and its related areas, and occasionally, scholarly reviews of the literature and papers focused on theory development.

Papers range from very basic studies to those whose main thrust is toward educational practice.

The broad remit of the journal to include work on "all aspects of reading and its related areas," includes issues related to word recognition, comprehension, writing, intervention, and assessment involving very young children and/or adults, comparisons of orthographies, and more.

Commentary and criticism on topics pertinent to the journal's concerns are also considered for publication.

Please note that we do not typically publish reliability and validity studies of specific tests or assessment tools.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.415

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	82

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2643

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	424

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Reading Ability: Lexical Quality to Comprehension

  Citation: 1393

  Authors: Charles

• Learning to Read Words: Theory, Findings, and Issues

  Citation: 863

  Authors: Linnea C.

• Oral Reading Fluency as an Indicator of Reading Competence: A Theoretical, Empirical, and Historical Analysis

  Citation: 852

  Authors: Lynn S., Douglas, Michelle K., Joseph R.

• Word Knowledge in a Theory of Reading Comprehension

  Citation: 829

  Authors: Charles, Joseph

• Prediction of Reading Comprehension: Relative Contributions of Word Recognition, Language Proficiency, and Other Cognitive Skills Can Depend on How Comprehension Is Measured

  Citation: 499

  Authors: Laurie E., Hollis S.

• Language Basis of Reading and Reading Disabilities: Evidence From a Longitudinal Investigation

  Citation: 495

  Authors: Hugh W., Marc E., Xuyang, J. Bruce

• Orthographic Mapping in the Acquisition of Sight Word Reading, Spelling Memory, and Vocabulary Learning

  Citation: 488

  Authors: Linnea C.

• Reading Comprehension Tests Vary in the Skills They Assess: Differential Dependence on Decoding and Oral Comprehension

  Citation: 481

  Authors: Janice M., Rebecca S., Richard K.

• Testing the Home Literacy Model: Parent Involvement in Kindergarten Is Differentially Related to Grade 4 Reading Comprehension, Fluency, Spelling, and Reading for Pleasure

  Citation: 475

  Authors: Monique

• Reading Fluency and Its Intervention

  Citation: 449

  Authors: Maryanne, Tami

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