About the Journal

The Journal of Extensive Reading (JER) is a peer-reviewed online journal of research on extensive reading run by the Japan Association of Language Teaching (JALT) Extensive Reading Special Interest Group. The journal supplements what is already offered in the journal Extensive Reading in Japan (ERJ) by focusing on the publication of high-quality empirical research on ER.  

We encourage readers to sign up for the publishing notification service for this journal. Use the Register link at the top of this page. This registration will result in the reader receiving the Table of Contents by email for each new issue of the journal. 

Interested in submitting to this journal? We recommend that you review the About the Journal information, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting, or if already registered can simply log in and begin the 5 step process.

If you would like to join the JER publication team, please contact Mark Brierley, the ER SIG's Publications Chair at