Taylor & Francis

Literacy Research and Instruction Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Literacy Research and Instruction in one click — DocuGuru applies the official Taylor & Francis template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Literacy Research and Instruction format

Literacy Research and Instruction is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Reading and Literacy Development, Literacy, Media, and Education, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Literacy Research and Instruction 12 (3): 45–58.

Formats any DOI in Literacy Research and Instruction style. No sign-up.

Publishes research inReading and Literacy Development Literacy, Media, and Education Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Writing and Handwriting Education
ISSN1938-8063
Citation impact (2-yr)1.5
h-index40
i10-index200
Total citations6,865
Top institutions publishing hereKent State University
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Literacy Research and Instruction per year

23
2014
16
2015
26
2016
24
2017
18
2018
20
2019
25
2020
17
2021
25
2022
19
2023
19
2024
23
2025

Citation impact of Literacy Research and Instruction by publication year

478
2014
271
2015
398
2016
387
2017
180
2018
231
2019
300
2020
124
2021
183
2022
100
2023
58
2024
16
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Literacy Research and Instruction

Reading Fluency: More Than Automaticity? More Than a Concern for the Primary Grades?

Timothy V. Rasinski, Andrew J. Rikli, Susan J Johnston · 27 Aug 2009

Reading fluency has traditionally been viewed as a goal of reading that is taught and mastered in the elementary grades. In this article we challenge that notion by exploring the role of reading fluency as a contributor to reading proficiency and difficulty among intermediate and middle grade students. We assessed reading fluency development among a…

Reading Motivation: Exploring the Elementary Gender Gap

Barbara A. Marinak, Linda B. Gambrell · 11 Mar 2010

In an attempt to more clearly understand the erosion of motivation in some readers, a number of researchers (Mohr, 2006 Mohr, K. 2006. Children's choices for recreational reading: A three-part investigation of selection, preferences, rationales, and processes. Journal of Literacy Research, 38(1): 181–104. [Google Scholar]; Smith & Wilhelm, 2002 Smith, M. and Wilhelm, J. 2002.…

Does Johnny's Reading Teacher Love to Read? How Teachers' Personal Reading Habits Affect Instructional Practices

Sharon S. McKool, Suzanne Gespass · 27 May 2009

This article investigates the relationship between teachers' personal reading habits and their instructional practices. Teachers responded to a questionnaire that revealed their attitudes toward reading, the amount of time they spent reading per day and the kind of literacy practices that they used in their classrooms. Results indicate: (1) while most teachers value reading as…

Intrinsic Motivation and Rewards: What Sustains Young Children's Engagement with Text?

Barbara A. Marinak, Linda B. Gambrell · 1 Jan 2008

This study investigated the effects of reward proximity and choice of reward on the reading motivation of third-grade students as measured by indicators of task persistence. The major finding from this study was that students who were given a book as a reward and students who received no reward were more motivated to engage in…

The Peter Effect Revisited: Reading Habits and Attitudes of College Students

Anthony J. Applegate, Mary DeKonty Applegate, Martha A. Mercantini et al. · 9 May 2014

Certainly a primary goal of literacy education is the creation of avid, enthusiastic, and highly motivated readers. However, in this article revisiting the Peter Effect (Applegate & Applegate, 2004), researchers surveyed more than 1,000 college sophomores and found strikingly low levels of enthusiasm for reading. Only 46.6% of surveyed students could be classified as Enthusiastic…

Literacy Research and Instruction template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Literacy Research and Instruction format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Literacy Research and Instruction template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Literacy Research and Instruction use?
Literacy Research and Instruction uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Literacy Research and Instruction 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Literacy Research and Instruction?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Literacy Research and Instruction 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 Literacy Research and Instruction template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Literacy Research and Instruction format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Literacy Research and Instruction?
Literacy Research and Instruction is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Literacy Research and Instruction template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Literacy Research and Instruction PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Literacy Research and Instruction template (the interact class) that is ready to submit to Taylor & Francis, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Literacy Research and Instruction template cost?
You can start writing in the Literacy Research and Instruction template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Literacy Research and Instruction PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
Use the Literacy Research and Instruction template