Language and Linguistics · 72 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Language and Linguistics
The top Language and Linguistics journals open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile then cites/paper, 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).
- 1Language learning & technology4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 4Languages1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5Cognitive Linguistics1.1 cites/paper · Q1 · De Gruyter MoutonOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Journal of Language Teaching and Research1.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Academy PublicationOpen AccessScopus
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- 8Cadernos de Tradução0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 9Glossa a journal of general linguistics0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Ubiquity PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Círculo de lingüística aplicada a la comunicación0.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Complutense University of MadridOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 11Studia Romanica Posnaniensia0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Adam Mickiewicz University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 12Lexis0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Pontifical Catholic University of PeruOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 14Cogent Arts and Humanities1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Lexikos0.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal-WATOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 17Meta Journal des traducteurs0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Presses de l'Université de MontréalOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18DELTA Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicada0.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 19Revista de Filología Española0.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Spanish National Research CouncilOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 20Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe0.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Academy of Science of South AfricaOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
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- 22Fontes Linguae Vasconum0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Institución Príncipe de VianaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 25Philologia hispalensis0.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Editorial Universidad de SevillaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 27Revista de Estudos da Linguagem0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · Federal University of Minas GeraisOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 28Revista de Filología de la Universidad de La Laguna0.1 cites/paper · Q4 · University of La LagunaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 33RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi :0.6 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen AccessTR-Dizin
- 34International Journal of Linguistics Literature & Translation0.6 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 35International Journal of English Linguistics0.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Canadian Center of Science and EducationOpen AccessPubMed
- 36English Language Teaching0.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Canadian Center of Science and EducationOpen Access
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- 38Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca Julio de Urquijo0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen AccessDOAJ
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- 40Domínios de Lingu gem0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Federal University of UberlândiaOpen AccessDOAJ
“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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