Journal rankings · indicator year 2006
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Subfield ranking · 2006
Language and Linguistics journal rankings 2006
85 ranked journals · Subfield in Arts and Humanities
Language and Linguistics has 85 ranked journals in 2006. The median OJR rose 0.35 on 2005 to 1.24, above the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 2.38. The top three are Natural Language & Linguistic Theory, Intercultural Pragmatics, and Linguistic Inquiry.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2006. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2003–2005, the window the 2006 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Arts and Humanities (13)
85 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2005. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2003–2005, the window the 2006 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2003–2005 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2006. | Compare |
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1Natural Language & Linguistic TheorySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 12.29Q1 | 4.20 0.91 up from 2005 | 52 | 7% | $3,090 | ||
2Intercultural PragmaticsDe Gruyter · Germany | 8.96Q1 | 2.39 1.70 up from 2005 | 36 | 3% | $2,712 | ||
3Linguistic InquiryThe MIT Press · United States | 8.94Q1 | 3.45 1.25 up from 2005 | 101 | 7% | — | ||
4Linguistics and PhilosophySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 8.64Q1 | 3.38 0.35 up from 2005 | 57 | 5% | $3,090 | ||
5Modern Language JournalWiley · United States | 5.45Q1 | 1.74 0.01 up from 2005 | 123 | 7% | $3,800 | ||
6Language & CommunicationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 4.56Q1 | 1.00 0.30 down from 2005 | 70 | 6% | $3,030 | ||
7Research on Language and Social InteractionTaylor & Francis · United States | 4.24Q1 | 1.30 0.72 down from 2005 | 58 | 0% | — | ||
8International Journal of Applied LinguisticsWiley · Norway | 4.23Q1 | 1.11 0.61 up from 2005 | 68 | 3% | $3,240 | ||
9Language learning & technologyOAUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · United States | 3.71Q1 | 1.45 0.40 down from 2005 | 112 | 100% | — | ||
10Journal of SemanticsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.68Q1 | 1.09 0.58 down from 2005 | 46 | 15% | $5,137 | ||
11Studies in Second Language AcquisitionCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 3.61Q1 | 1.83 0.44 up from 2005 | 217 | 5% | $3,550 | ||
12LinguaElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.60Q1 | 1.09 0.01 up from 2005 | 274 | 10% | $2,640 | ||
13Language Teaching ResearchSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.54Q1 | 1.13 0.05 down from 2005 | 54 | 0% | $3,900 | ||
14LinguisticsOADe Gruyter · Germany | 3.23Q1 | 1.82 0.86 up from 2005 | 108 | 18% | $0 listed | ||
15LanguageLinguistic Society of America · United States | 3.04Q1 | 1.43 0.44 down from 2005 | 288 | 4% | — | ||
16Journal of Germanic LinguisticsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.91Q1 | 0.27 0.10 down from 2005 | 38 | 6% | $3,550 | ||
17Transactions of the Philological SocietyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.84Q1 | 0.97 0.27 down from 2005 | 50 | 0% | $2,900 | ||
18Studia LinguisticaWiley · United States | 2.69Q1 | 2.04 1.68 up from 2005 | 35 | 8% | $2,900 | ||
19SystemElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.57Q1 | 1.15 0.12 up from 2005 | 158 | 3% | $3,980 | ||
20Journal of Historical PragmaticsJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 2.50Q1 | 0.62 0.22 up from 2005 | 55 | 0% | — | ||
21Journal of LinguisticsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.47Q1 | 0.78 0.26 up from 2005 | 96 | 2% | $3,550 | ||
22Proceedings from Semantics and Linguistic TheoryOALinguistic Society of America · United States | 2.38Q1 | 1.32 0.65 up from 2005 | 40 | 100% | — | ||
23Language TestingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.37Q2 | 1.32 0.16 up from 2005 | 70 | 8% | $3,900 | ||
24Text and TalkDe Gruyter · Germany | 2.19Q2 | 0.36 0.49 down from 2005 | 71 | 10% | $2,712 | ||
25Spanish in ContextJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 2.15Q2 | 0.36 0.07 up from 2005 | 33 | 0% | — | ||
26Computer Assisted Language LearningRoutledge · United Kingdom | 1.93Q2 | 0.98 0.26 up from 2005 | 70 | 5% | — | ||
27Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language--TESL-EJOAPublisher not listed | 1.92Q2 | 0.50 0.02 up from 2005 | 38 | 100% | — | ||
28Journal of East Asian LinguisticsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.91Q2 | 0.57 0.39 down from 2005 | 36 | 0% | $2,990 | ||
29Discourse StudiesSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.91Q2 | 0.93 0.15 up from 2005 | 88 | 3% | $3,650 | ||
30IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language TeachingDe Gruyter · Germany | 1.83Q2 | 0.76 0.14 up from 2005 | 56 | 17% | $2,712 | ||
31Theoretical LinguisticsDe Gruyter · Germany | 1.75Q2 | 1.21 0.86 up from 2005 | 58 | 10% | $0 listed | ||
32Journal of PragmaticsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.64Q2 | 0.69 0.42 down from 2005 | 423 | 8% | $3,260 | ||
33Folia LinguisticaDe Gruyter · Germany | 1.63Q2 | 0.42 0.02 up from 2005 | 47 | 12% | $2,712 | ||
34Linguistic TypologyOADe Gruyter · Germany | 1.61Q2 | 0.79 0.45 up from 2005 | 46 | 24% | $0 listed | ||
35Language AwarenessTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.60Q2 | 0.30 0.28 down from 2005 | 65 | 0% | — | ||
36International Journal of LexicographyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.53Q2 | 0.22 0.13 down from 2005 | 140 | 0% | $4,942 | ||
37CALICO JournalEquinox Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.50Q2 | 0.66 0.01 down from 2005 | 119 | 13% | — | ||
38Language Learning JournalTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.47Q2 | 0.56 0.08 up from 2005 | 59 | 4% | — | ||
39The Linguistic ReviewDe Gruyter · Germany | 1.46Q2 | 0.65 0.35 up from 2005 | 51 | 7% | $2,712 | ||
40Australian Journal of LinguisticsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.41Q2 | 0.36 0.16 up from 2005 | 32 | 0% | — | ||
41ProbusDe Gruyter · Germany | 1.38Q2 | 0.71 0.08 up from 2005 | 32 | 0% | $0 listed | ||
42Terminology International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Issues in Specialized CommunicationJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 1.26Q2 | 0.40 0.12 down from 2005 | 63 | 6% | — | ||
43JALT JournalJapan | 1.24Q2 | 0.38 0.24 up from 2005 | 31 | 83% | — | ||
44Journal of French Language StudiesCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.20Q3 | 0.48 0.31 up from 2005 | 110 | 7% | $3,550 | ||
45Language TeachingCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.16Q3 | 0.07 0.07 down from 2005 | 130 | 75% | $3,550 | ||
46The TranslatorTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.16Q3 | 0.21 0.08 down from 2005 | 44 | 0% | — | ||
47Catalan Journal of LinguisticsOAAutonomous University of Barcelona · Spain | 1.00Q3 | 0.40 1.16 down from 2005 | 36 | 100% | — | ||
48Zeitschrift für SprachwissenschaftDe Gruyter Mouton · Germany | 0.97Q3 | 0.35 0.10 up from 2005 | 38 | 88% | $0 listed | ||
49Across Languages and CulturesAkadémiai Kiadó · Hungary | 0.95Q3 | 0.25 0.13 up from 2005 | 40 | 18% | — | ||
50Studies in LanguageJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 0.95Q3 | 0.31 0.14 down from 2005 | 141 | 7% | — |
Subfields of Arts and Humanities, with Language and Linguistics highlighted.
- Language and Linguistics85
- Philosophy69
- Archeology40
- Literature and Literary Theory35
- History and Philosophy of Science23
- Music17
- Conservation14
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts13
- History7
- Museology6
- Classics1
- General Arts and Humanities0
- Religious studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2006. Corpus-wide, 71.3% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
43 additional Language and Linguistics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2003–2005, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2006. Publication window: 2003–2005. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 85
- Window papers (baseline)
- 37,701 +22.7% from indicator year 2003
- Median OJR
- 1.24 +36.5% from indicator year 2003
- Rising journals (2025)
- 3
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2003–2005 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 64 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 95 | 101 | 107 | 114 | 123 | 127 | 135 | 141 | 150 | 150 | 153 | 154 | 160 | 164 | 161 | 166 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 23,431 | 24,873 | 27,295 | 30,722 | 33,569 | 35,822 | 37,701 | 40,210 | 44,255 | 48,419 | 53,070 | 57,589 | 61,839 | 64,341 | 65,295 | 65,985 | 69,100 | 69,414 | 70,603 | 71,710 | 76,067 | 80,757 | 83,795 | 84,882 | 86,269 | 89,829 | |
| Median OJR | 0.85 | 0.893 | 0.95 | 0.91 | 1.004 | 0.891 | 1.24 | 1.11 | 1.33 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.498 | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.69 | 1.29 | 1.503 | 1.31 | 1.14 | 1.20 | 1.12 | 1.017 | 1.10 | 1.04 | 0.92 | 1.019 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.