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Language and Linguistics · 79 journals ranked · top 40 listed

Best open-access journals for Language and Linguistics

The top 40 of 79 Language and Linguistics journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by whether OpenAlex and Scimago agree on the subject and how central Language and Linguistics is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals both place in another discipline, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. 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).

Data as of — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.

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  1. 1
    Language learning & technology
    5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  2. 2
    Arab World English Journal
    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Arab World English Journal
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  3. 3
    Russian Journal of Linguistics
    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  4. 4
    Linguistics
    1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · De Gruyter
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  5. 5
    Languages
    1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  6. 6
    Literator
    1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · AOSIS
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  7. 7
    Cognitive Linguistics
    1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · De Gruyter Mouton
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  8. 8
    Journal of Language Teaching and Research
    1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Academy Publication
    Open AccessScopus
  9. 9
    Theory and Practice in Language Studies
    1.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Academy Publication
    Open AccessScopus
  10. 10
    Sign Systems Studies
    0.9 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Tartu Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  11. 11
    Glossa a journal of general linguistics
    0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Ubiquity Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  12. 12
    Cadernos de Tradução
    0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  13. 13
    Círculo de lingüística aplicada a la comunicación
    0.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Complutense University of Madrid
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  14. 14
    Studia Romanica Posnaniensia
    0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Adam Mickiewicz University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  15. 15
    Lexis
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  16. 16
    Keel ja Kirjandus
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · SA Kultuurileht
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  17. 17
    Filolog (Banja Luka)
    0.0 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Philology
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  18. 18
    Cogent Arts and Humanities
    1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  19. 19
    Lexikos
    0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal-WAT
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  20. 20
    The Journal of AsiaTEFL
    0.4 cites/paper · Q2
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  21. 21
    Meta Journal des traducteurs
    0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Presses de l'Université de Montréal
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  22. 22
    DELTA Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicada
    0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  23. 23
    Revista de Filología Española
    0.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Spanish National Research Council
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  24. 24
    Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe
    0.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Academy of Science of South Africa
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  25. 25
    Baltistica
    0.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Vilnius University
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  26. 26
    Poradnik Językowy
    0.1 cites/paper · Q2
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  27. 27
    Fontes Linguae Vasconum
    0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Institución Príncipe de Viana
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  28. 28
    Histoire Épistémologie Langage
    0.3 cites/paper · Q3 · EDP Sciences
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  29. 29
    Philologia hispalensis
    0.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Editorial Universidad de Sevilla
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  30. 30
    ONOMAZEIN
    0.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  31. 31
    Linguistica
    0.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  32. 32
    Kalbotyra
    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Vilnius University
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  33. 33
    Boletín de la Real Academia Española
    0.6 cites/paper · Q4 · Royal Spanish Academy
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  34. 34
    Revista de Estudos da Linguagem
    0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · Federal University of Minas Gerais
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  35. 35
    Revista de Filología de la Universidad de La Laguna
    0.1 cites/paper · Q4 · University of La Laguna
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  36. 36
    Revue des études slaves
    0.0 cites/paper · Q4 · Institut d'études slaves
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  37. 37
    Lidil
    0.1 cites/paper · Q4
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  38. 38
    Forum for Linguistic Studies
    1.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile
    Open AccessScopus
  39. 39
    International Journal of Linguistics Literature & Translation
    0.7 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development
    Open Access
  40. 40
    International Journal of English Linguistics
    0.6 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Canadian Center of Science and Education
    Open AccessPubMed

“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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Frequently asked

Language learning & technology, Arab World English Journal, Russian Journal of Linguistics, Linguistics, Languages lead this list, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. The top 40 of 79 ranked venues are listed on this page; 17 are Scimago Q1, 9 Q2, 6 Q3, 5 Q4 and 3 have no Scimago quartile. Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Language and Linguistics ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Language and Linguistics is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Language and Linguistics come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Language and Linguistics come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Language and Linguistics — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Language and Linguistics — is listed after all the others. Where cites/paper decides, a journal with fewer than 30 papers in OpenAlex over the four most recent publication years is listed after those with more: a two-year average over so few papers can rest on a single article (1 of the 79 journals ranked here is below that floor; it is among the 40 shown). Only open-access venues are included. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded. For a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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