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Journal of Literacy Research Template

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About the Journal of Literacy Research format

Journal of Literacy Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Literacy, Media, and Education, Reading and Literacy Development, Multilingual Education and Policy.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Literacy Research, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inLiteracy, Media, and Education Reading and Literacy Development Multilingual Education and Policy Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
ISSN1086-296X
Citation impact (2-yr)1.6
h-index78
i10-index440
Total citations24,097
Top institutions publishing hereThe University of Texas at Austin
Journal websitejournals.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Journal of Literacy Research per year

21
2014
22
2015
28
2016
25
2017
28
2018
31
2019
28
2020
29
2021
26
2022
24
2023
26
2024
25
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Literacy Research by publication year

697
2014
676
2015
904
2016
708
2017
754
2018
752
2019
719
2020
480
2021
222
2022
123
2023
76
2024
15
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Literacy Research

Limits of the Local: Expanding Perspectives on Literacy as a Social Practice

Deborah Brandt, Katie Clinton · 1 Sep 2002

This essay reflects on how the social practice model of literacy, an approach that defines reading and writing as situated, social practices, under-theorizes certain aspects of literacy, making it hard to account fully for its workings in local contexts. We trace this theoretical blind spot to the ways that the social practice model was formulated…

Rereading “A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies”

Kevin M. Leander, Gail Boldt · 27 Dec 2012

In this article, we explore our concern with the way youth identities and literacy research and practices are framed through a dominant conceptual paradigm in new literacy studies, namely, as articulated in the 1996 New London Group’s “A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies: Designing Social Futures.” More than any other text, “A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies” streams powerfully…

Effective Literacy Instruction for Adolescents

Donna E. Alvermann · 1 Jun 2002

This article, written for a general audience, focuses on the importance of keeping adolescents' interests and needs foremost in mind when designing literacy instruction at the middle and high school level. It is a slightly revised version of a position paper that the Board of Directors of the National Reading Conference (NRC) commissioned this past…

Social Constructivism and the School Literacy Learning of Students of Diverse Backgrounds

Kathryn H. Au · 1 Jun 1998

This theoretical review builds on the idea that social constructivism offers implications for reshaping schooling in ways that may correct the gap between the literacy achievement of students of diverse backgrounds and that of mainstream students. A diverse social con-structivist perspective may encourage literacy educators to progress from a mainstream orientation toward a serious consideration…

Analysis of Expert Readers in Three Disciplines

Cynthia Shanahan, Timothy Shanahan, Cynthia Misischia · 1 Dec 2011

The purpose of this study is to describe educationally relevant differences in literacy use among three subject-matter disciplines—history, chemistry, and mathematics. These analyses were drawn from an investigation of the teaching of disciplinary literacy in high schools. The purpose of the overall project was to improve the literacy-teaching preparation in a secondary preservice teacher education…

Journal of Literacy Research template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Literacy Research format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Literacy Research template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of Literacy Research use?
Journal of Literacy Research uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Literacy Research, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of Literacy Research?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Journal of Literacy Research document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Journal of Literacy Research template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Journal of Literacy Research format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Journal of Literacy Research?
Journal of Literacy Research is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Journal of Literacy Research template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Journal of Literacy Research PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Journal of Literacy Research template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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