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Journal of Literacy Research

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).

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
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