Journal metric profile

SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF 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 2.400 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 3.800 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 142/756 Recorded category rank

SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF READING JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF READING is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 2.400, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q1.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 142 out of 756 journals in its listed category. A Q1 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 2,805 total citations, 28 total articles, 28 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 3.800, which is 1.400 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 2.200. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 1.330.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 10.4 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 12.8 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF READING is identified in this record by print ISSN 1088-8438 and electronic ISSN 1532-799X. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameSCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF READING
Abbreviated journalSCI STUD READ
PublisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank6,685
ISSN1088-8438
eISSN1532-799X
Total cites2,805
Total articles28
Citable items28
Cited half-life10.4 years
Citing half-life12.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.400
5-Year Impact Factor3.800
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.200
Journal Citation Indicator1.330
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank142/756
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF READING?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF READING is 2.400 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF READING?

SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF READING is listed in quartile Q1. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF READING?

SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF READING is listed as being published by ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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