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Questions about submissions, editorial policies, membership tiers, or the Research Development Partnership program.
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nationalcoalitionforliteracy.org →Membership Tiers & Journal Benefits
The NCL Review is free to read for everyone. A standard APC of $399 applies for non-member authors. NCL members receive publishing benefits — waived APCs and dedicated editorial support — as part of their membership.
- ✓ Full access to all published articles
- ✓ CC-BY 4.0 — share and reuse freely
- ✓ Table of contents alerts
- — APC applies for publishing ($399)
- ✓ APC fully waived for all submissions
- ✓ Priority editorial processing
- ✓ Member badge on all published articles
- ✓ Listed in annual member acknowledgment
- ✓ Access to reviewer pool & editorial network
- ✓ Designated Associate Editor assigned to your org
- ✓ 4 peer-reviewed publications per year guaranteed
- ✓ Co-development of research agenda
- ✓ All APCs waived
- ✓ Featured in NCL communications
* Waiver policy also applies to CBO authors, practitioner/learner co-authors, and authors from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). See Waiver Policy for details.
Research Development Partnership
The Research Development Partnership (RDP) is designed for organizations — community literacy providers, state agencies, nonprofits, workforce development boards — that want to build a sustained peer-reviewed publication presence without building an internal research infrastructure.
A designated NCL Review Associate Editor works directly with your organization to identify publishable work from your programs, develop manuscripts from practice data and reports, and shepherd them through the peer review process — targeting one peer-reviewed publication per quarter.
- ✓ Community-based literacy organizations (CBOs)
- ✓ State adult education offices
- ✓ Workforce development boards
- ✓ Library literacy programs
- ✓ Correctional education programs
- ✓ Immigrant services organizations
- ✓ Designated Associate Editor (30 hrs/year)
- ✓ 4 publications guaranteed annually
- ✓ All APCs waived for your organization
- ✓ Research agenda co-development session
- ✓ Featured organization spotlight in one issue
- ✓ NCL member network access