Language and Linguistics · 220 journals indexed
Best journals for Language and Linguistics
The top Language and Linguistics journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
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- 5Language learning & technology4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 6Studies in Second Language Acquisition3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · De GruyterScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 18Studies in Language2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · John Benjamins Publishing CompanyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19Journal of Language and Politics2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · John Benjamins Publishing CompanyScopusWeb of Science
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- 21Journal of Language and Social Psychology1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 29Linguistics and Philosophy1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 33Languages1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 36Pragmatics Quarterly Publication of the International Pragmatics Association (IPrA)1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · John Benjamins Publishing CompanyScopusWeb of Science
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- 39Cognitive Linguistics1.1 cites/paper · Q1 · De Gruyter MoutonOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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