An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming portion for forming an image; an openable and closable member for being opened and closed with respect to a main body of said image forming portion; an image reading portion for reading an image, wherein said image reading portion is provided above said image forming portion, and said openable and closable member is positioned at an upper side of said image forming portion; a recording material discharge portion to which a recording material is discharged, provided between said image reading portion and said image forming portion; wherein the recording material on which an image is formed in said image forming portion is discharged to said recording material discharge portion, and the recording material discharged to said recording material discharge portion is stacked on said openable and closable member; wherein said image reading portion is movable with respect to said image forming portion; and wherein said openable and closable member is movable toward said image reading portion, characterized in that: said openable and closable member is operatively connected to the image reading portion via a link means so that a movement of said image reading portion causes a movement of said openable and closable member and so that an opening angle of said openable and closable member is larger than an opening angle of said image reading portion, said image reading portion and said openable and closable member are capable of rotational movement, and that said image reading portion and said openable and closable member have a same rotary center. an image forming portion for forming an image; an openable and closable member for being opened and closed with respect to a main body of said image forming portion; an image reading portion for reading an image, wherein said image reading portion is provided above said image forming portion, and said openable and closable member is positioned at an upper side of said image forming portion; a recording material discharge portion to which a recording material is discharged, provided between said image reading portion and said image forming portion; wherein the recording material on which an image is formed in said image forming portion is discharged to said recording material discharge portion, and the recording material discharged to said recording material discharge portion is stacked on said openable and closable member; wherein said image reading portion is movable with respect to said image forming portion; and wherein said openable and closable member is movable toward said image reading portion, an openable and closable member for being opened and closed with respect to a main body of said image forming portion; an image reading portion for reading an image, wherein said image reading portion is provided above said image forming portion, and said openable and closable member is positioned at an upper side of said image forming portion; a recording material discharge portion to which a recording material is discharged, provided between said image reading portion and said image forming portion; wherein the recording material on which an image is formed in said image forming portion is discharged to said recording material discharge portion, and the recording material discharged to said recording material discharge portion is stacked on said openable and closable member; wherein said image reading portion is movable with respect to said image forming portion; and wherein said openable and closable member is movable toward said image reading portion, characterized in that: said openable and closable member is operatively connected to the image reading portion via a link means so that a movement of said image reading portion causes a movement of said openable and closable member and so that an opening angle of said openable and closable member is larger than an opening angle of said image reading portion, said image reading portion and said openable and closable member are capable of rotational movement, and that said image reading portion and said openable and closable member have a same rotary center. said openable and closable member is operatively connected to the image reading portion via a link means so that a movement of said image reading portion causes a movement of said openable and closable member and so that an opening angle of said openable and closable member is larger than an opening angle of said image reading portion, said image reading portion and said openable and closable member are capable of rotational movement, and that said image reading portion and said openable and closable member have a same rotary center.