Journal of Literacy Research
Published on behalf of the Literacy Research Association
eISSN:
15548430 | ISSN:
1086296X | Current volume: 56 | Current issue: 1
Frequency: Quarterly
The Journal of Literacy Research (JLR) is a peer-reviewed journal that has contributed to the advancement research related to literacy and literacy education for over 50 years. JLR is a forum for sharing innovative research and pedagogy that considers a broad range of topics encompassing instruction and assessment, policy development, understandings of literacies, and relationships of ideology and knowledge. JLR particularly encourages papers that disrupt traditional notions of literacy and literacy instruction.
JLR publishes research and scholarly papers, including original empirical research and critical essays in its Insights column. Articles represent diverse research paradigms and theoretical orientations to consider literacy across various populations and global locations. Articles employ a variety of methodologies and modes of inquiry, such as mixed methods, ethnography, narrative and experimental.
Because JLR serves as an open forum, readers should not construe the contents as implying advocacy or endorsement by the Literacy Research Association, its officers, or its members. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
JLR’s current acceptance rate is approximately 8%. Abstracts in languages other than English are regularly made available (i.e., Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, & Spanish).
JLR publishes research and scholarly papers, including original empirical research and critical essays in its Insights column. Articles represent diverse research paradigms and theoretical orientations to consider literacy across various populations and global locations. Articles employ a variety of methodologies and modes of inquiry, such as mixed methods, ethnography, narrative and experimental.
Because JLR serves as an open forum, readers should not construe the contents as implying advocacy or endorsement by the Literacy Research Association, its officers, or its members. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
JLR’s current acceptance rate is approximately 8%. Abstracts in languages other than English are regularly made available (i.e., Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, & Spanish).
The Journal of Literacy Research (JLR) is a peer-reviewed journal contributes to the advancement research related to literacy and literacy education. Current focuses include, but are not limited to:
- Literacies from preschool to adulthood
- Evolving and expanding definitions of ‘literacy’
- Innovative applications of theory, pedagogy and instruction
- Methodological developments in literacy and language research
Editors
| Eurydice Bauer | University of South Carolina, USA |
| Aria Razfar | University of Illinois, Chicago, USA |
| Allison Skerrett | The University of Texas at Austin, USA |
Co-Editors
| Christina L. Dobbs | Boston University, USA |
| Bong Gee Jang | Syracuse University, USA |
| Seth A. Parsons | George Mason University, USA |
Editorial Assistants
| Lydia Carnesale | University of South Carolina, USA |
| Claire Collins | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Abby Dennison | George Mason University, USA |
| Lauren Hunt | University of South Carolina, USA |
| Svetlana Mitric | University of Illinois at Chicago, USA |
| Amanda Moon | University of South Carolina, USA |
| Aimee Wilkerson | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Yan Yan | Boston University, USA |
Literacy Research Association Executive Committee
| Fenice Boyd, Vice President | University of South Carolina, USA |
| Cassie Brownell, Parliamentarian | University of Toronto, Canada |
| Sam DeJulio, Historian | University of Texas at San Antonio, USA |
| Marla Mallette, Treasurer | Binghamton University, USA |
| Rachel Salas, Secretary | University of Nevada, Reno, USA |
| Alfred W. Tatum, President Elect, Conference Chair 2023 | Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA |
| Doris Walker-Dalhouse,President | Marquette University, USA |
| David Yaden, Past President | University of Arizona, USA |
Literacy Research Association Standing Committee Board Members
| Marcus Croom, Policy & Legislative Chair | University of Rhode Island, USA |
| Tiffany Flowers, Ethnicity, Race & Multilingualism Chair | Georgia State University, USA |
| Kate Kedley, Gender & Sexualities Chair | Rowan University, USA |
| Alice Lee, Field Council Chair | University of California, Riverside, USA |
| Emily Machado, Ethics Chair | University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA |
| Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Research Chair | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA |
| Chad Waldron, Diversity, Equity and Justice Chair | Central Michigan University, USA |
| Lindsay Woodard, Technology & Digital Communications Chair | George Mason University, USA |
| Melody Zoch, Publications Chair | University of North Carolina, USA |
Literacy Research Association Board Directors
| Ana Christina da Silva Iddings | Peabody College, USA |
| Zhihui Fang | University of Florida, USA |
| Maria Paula Ghiso | Columbia University, USA |
| Virginia Goatley | University at Albany, SUNY, USA |
| Mary McVee | University at Buffalo, USA |
| Raúl Alberto Mora | Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Norway |
| Patriann Smith | University of South Florida, USA |
| Bogum Yoon | Binghamton University, USA |
| Rahat Zaidi | University of Calgary, Canada |
Editorial Review Board
| Patricia A. Alexander | University of Maryland, USA |
| Donna Alvermann | University of Georgia, USA |
| Steven J. Amendum | University of Delaware, USA |
| Jim Anderson | University of British Columbia, Canada |
| Maren Aukerman | Stanford University, USA |
| Richard Beach | University of Minnesota, USA |
| Rita Bean | University of Pittsburgh, USA |
| Thomas W. Bean | Old Dominion University, USA |
| Mollie V. Blackburn | The Ohio State University, USA |
| David Bloome | The Ohio State University, USA |
| Gail Boldt | Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Stergios Botzakis | University of Tennessee, USA |
| Maneka Brooks | Texas State University, USA |
| Wanda Brooks | Temple University, USA |
| Cathy Burnett | Sheffield Hallam University, UK |
| Catherine Burwell | University of Calgary, Canada |
| Joanne Carlisle | University of Michigan, USA |
| Gina N. Cervetti | University of Michigan, USA |
| Kelly Chandler-Olcott | Syracuse University, USA |
| Chris Chang-Bacon | University of Virginia, USA |
| Byoung-Young Cho | University of Pittsburgh, USA |
| Julie Coiro | University of Rhode Island, USA |
| Mikel W. Cole | Clemson University, USA |
| Ross Collin | Virginia Commonwealth University, USA |
| Thomas Crisp | Georgia State University, USA |
| Jerry D'Agostino | The Ohio State University, USA |
| Bridget Dalton | University of Colorado Boulder, USA |
| Dacian Dolean | Babes-Bolyai University, Romania |
| Curt Dudley-Marling | Boston College, USA |
| Elizabeth Dutro | University of Colorado, USA |
| Julie Dwyer | Quinnipiac University, USA |
| Patricia Edwards | Michigan State University, USA |
| Patricia Enciso | The Ohio State University, USA |
| Grace Enriquez | Lesley University, USA |
| Kathy Escamilla | University of Colorado Boulder, USA |
| Zhihui Fang | University of Florida, USA |
| Rachel Gabriel | University of Connecticut, USA |
| Janet S. Gaffney | University of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Georgia Garcia | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| James Gavelek | University of Illinois, Chicago, USA |
| Maria Paula Ghiso | Columbia University, USA |
| Jennifer Graff | University of Georgia, USA |
| Priscilla L. Griffith | University of Oklahoma,USA |
| Marcelle Haddix, Past President | Syracuse University, USA |
| Leigh A. Hall | University of Wyoming, USA |
| Lara Handsfield | Illinois State University, USA |
| Douglas K. Hartman | Michigan State University, USA |
| Kathleen A. Hinchman | Syracuse University, USA |
| Susan Hopewell | University of Colorado, Boulder, USA |
| Rosalind Horowitz | The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA |
| George G. Hruby | University of Kentucky, USA |
| Gay Ivey | University of North Carolina-Greensboro, USA |
| Laura Jimenez | Boston University, USA |
| Ted Kesler | Queens College, City University of New York, USA |
| James R. King | University of South Florida, USA |
| Valerie F. Kinloch | University of Pittsburgh, USA |
| Susan Lutz Klauda | University of Maryland, USA |
| Michele J. Knobel | Montclair State University, USA |
| Julie Learned | SUNY Albany, USA |
| Alice Lee, Field Council Chair | University of California, Riverside, USA |
| Cynthia Lewis | University of Minnesota, USA |
| Tisha Lewis Ellison | University of Georgia, USA |
| Julia Lopez-Robertson | University of South Carolina, USA |
| Patrick Manyak | University of Wyoming, USA |
| Anne McGill-Franzen | The University of Tennessee, USA |
| Mary McVee | University at Buffalo, USA |
| SJ Miller | University of Colorado Boulder, USA |
| Kathy A. Mills | Queensland University of Technology, Australia |
| George Newell | The Ohio State University, USA |
| David O'Brien | University of Minnesota, USA |
| Kate Pahl | Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
| Jeanne Paratore | Boston University, USA |
| Nathan Phillips | University of Illinois, Chicago, USA |
| Iliana Reyes | University of Arizona, USA |
| Victoria J. Risko | Vanderbilt University, USA |
| Rebecca L. Rogers | University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA |
| Jen Scott-Curwood | University of Sydney, Australia |
| Marjorie Siegel | Teachers College, Columbia University, USA |
| Allison Skerrett | The University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Peter Smagorinsky | University of Georgia, USA |
| Anna Smith | Illinois State University, USA |
| Patriann Smith, Parliamentarian | University of South Florida, USA |
| Patrick Smith | Texas State University, USA |
| Lucinda Soltero-Gonzalez | University of Colorado, Boulder, USA |
| Hiller Spires | North Carolina State University, USA |
| Keonghee Tao Han | University of Wyoming, USA |
| Alfred W. Tatum, President Elect, Conference Chair 2023 | Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA |
| F. Blake Tenore | Florida State University, USA |
| Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Research Chair | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA |
| Jennifer Turner | University of Maryland, USA |
| Kristin Hawley Turner | Drew University, USA |
| Norman Unrau | California State University Los Angeles, USA |
| Doris Walker-Dalhouse,President | Marquette University, USA |
| Melissa Wetzel | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Ian A. Wilkinson | The Ohio State University, USA |
| Amy Alexandra Wilson | Utah State University, USA |
| Karen E. Wohlwend | Indiana University - Bloomington, USA |
| Jo Worthy | The University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Haeny Yoon, Ethics Chair | Teachers College, Columbia University, USA |
| Angie Zapata | University of Missouri, USA |
Translator
| Worldwide Languages | San Antonio, TX, USA |
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