Journal rankings · indicator year 2008
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Field ranking · 2008
Arts and Humanities journal rankings 2008
329 ranked journals · Field in Social Sciences
Arts and Humanities has 329 ranked journals in 2008. The median OJR rose 0.10 on 2007 to 0.89, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.56. The top three are Natural Language Semantics, Journal of Second Language Writing, and Research on Language and Social Interaction.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2008. 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 2005–2007, the window the 2008 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.
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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 2007. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2005–2007, the window the 2008 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2005–2007 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 2008. | Compare |
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1Natural Language SemanticsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 9.73Q1 | 2.39 0.14 up from 2007 | 32 | 29% | $3,090 | ||
2Journal of Second Language WritingElsevier BV · United States | 8.22Q1 | 2.06 1.13 up from 2007 | 67 | 3% | $3,830 | ||
3Research on Language and Social InteractionTaylor & Francis · United States | 6.72Q1 | 1.41 0.59 down from 2007 | 47 | 21% | — | ||
4Linguistic InquiryThe MIT Press · United States | 6.58Q1 | 2.07 0.88 down from 2007 | 107 | 13% | — | ||
5Discourse StudiesSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 5.99Q1 | 1.95 0.09 down from 2007 | 110 | 0% | $3,650 | ||
6Australian Journal of LinguisticsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 5.90Q1 | 0.53no change | 31 | 8% | — | ||
7Journal of Politeness ResearchDe Gruyter Mouton · Germany | 5.60Q1 | 0.78 2.61 down from 2007 | 34 | 0% | $0 listed | ||
8Natural Language & Linguistic TheorySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 5.51Q1 | 2.16 0.86 down from 2007 | 67 | 12% | $3,090 | ||
9Linguistics and PhilosophySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 5.50Q1 | 2.58 2.22 down from 2007 | 64 | 30% | $3,090 | ||
10Modern Language JournalWiley · United States | 4.99Q1 | 1.09 0.42 down from 2007 | 226 | 5% | $3,800 | ||
11International Journal of Applied LinguisticsWiley · Norway | 4.61Q1 | 1.11 0.15 down from 2007 | 101 | 0% | $3,240 | ||
12Journal of Cultural EconomicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 4.52Q1 | 0.70 0.95 down from 2007 | 86 | 24% | $3,290 | ||
13Language learning & technologyOAUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · United States | 4.50Q1 | 1.82 0.12 down from 2007 | 101 | 100% | — | ||
14Language and EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.22Q1 | 1.37 0.68 up from 2007 | 102 | 8% | — | ||
15Linguistic TypologyOADe Gruyter · Germany | 4.22Q1 | 1.88 0.34 up from 2007 | 62 | 32% | $0 listed | ||
16Trabajos de PrehistoriaOASpanish National Research Council · Spain | 4.05Q1 | 0.61 0.18 up from 2007 | 58 | 100% | — | ||
17Written CommunicationSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 4.00Q1 | 0.97 0.11 up from 2007 | 50 | 10% | $3,650 | ||
18Studies in Art EducationTaylor & Francis · United States | 3.97Q1 | 0.81 0.02 up from 2007 | 104 | 0% | — | ||
19Journal of Material CultureSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.96Q1 | 1.44 0.26 up from 2007 | 48 | 6% | $3,650 | ||
20English for Specific PurposesElsevier BV · United States | 3.70Q1 | 0.84 0.09 down from 2007 | 107 | 9% | $3,590 | ||
21Journal of English for Academic PurposesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.66Q1 | 0.87 0.31 up from 2007 | 85 | 7% | $3,730 | ||
22The British Journal for the History of ScienceCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 3.49Q1 | 1.48no change | 66 | 5% | $3,550 | ||
23Narrative InquiryJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 3.36Q1 | 1.58 0.76 up from 2007 | 71 | 0% | — | ||
24Studies in Second Language AcquisitionCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 3.33Q1 | 1.75 0.15 up from 2007 | 247 | 7% | $3,550 | ||
25Language TestingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.31Q1 | 1.29 0.19 up from 2007 | 60 | 5% | $3,900 | ||
26International Journal of Cultural PropertyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 3.29Q1 | 0.40 0.09 up from 2007 | 101 | 14% | $3,550 | ||
27Language Culture and CurriculumRoutledge · United Kingdom | 3.27Q1 | 1.02 0.35 up from 2007 | 67 | 0% | — | ||
28Text and TalkDe Gruyter · Germany | 3.26Q1 | 1.00 0.43 up from 2007 | 91 | 11% | $2,712 | ||
29LanguageLinguistic Society of America · United States | 3.22Q1 | 1.83 0.79 up from 2007 | 226 | 9% | — | ||
30Language & CommunicationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.08Q1 | 0.67 0.33 down from 2007 | 75 | 4% | $3,030 | ||
31Transactions of the Philological SocietyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.98Q1 | 0.31 0.41 down from 2007 | 48 | 14% | $2,900 | ||
32IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language TeachingDe Gruyter · Germany | 2.97Q1 | 1.56 0.24 up from 2007 | 50 | 5% | $2,712 | ||
33The British Journal for the Philosophy of ScienceOxford University Press · United States | 2.82Q1 | 2.11 0.08 down from 2007 | 112 | 11% | — | ||
34Theoretical LinguisticsDe Gruyter · Germany | 2.81Q1 | 1.38 0.08 up from 2007 | 71 | 8% | $0 listed | ||
35Journal of SemanticsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.78Q1 | 1.48 0.14 up from 2007 | 48 | 9% | $5,137 | ||
36The Philosophical ReviewDuke University Press · United States | 2.75Q1 | 0.75 0.21 up from 2007 | 160 | 8% | — | ||
37Journal of LinguisticsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.70Q1 | 1.39 0.35 up from 2007 | 82 | 6% | $3,550 | ||
38SystemElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.70Q1 | 0.33 0.18 down from 2007 | 339 | 2% | $3,980 | ||
39Museum and SocietyOAUniversity of Leicester · United Kingdom | 2.65Q1 | 0.31 0.06 down from 2007 | 42 | 100% | — | ||
40Art EducationTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.60Q1 | 0.69 0.20 up from 2007 | 139 | 2% | — | ||
41LinguisticsOADe Gruyter · Germany | 2.54Q1 | 0.83 0.32 down from 2007 | 108 | 25% | $0 listed | ||
42Journal of East Asian LinguisticsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.51Q1 | 1.71 0.88 up from 2007 | 37 | 0% | $2,990 | ||
43ELT JournalOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.40Q1 | 0.69no change | 259 | 10% | $5,481 | ||
| 2.39Q1 | 2.74 0.02 down from 2007 | 87 | 8% | — | |||
45English EducationNational Council of Teachers of English | 2.39Q1 | 0.62 0.30 up from 2007 | 84 | 8% | — | ||
45Language Teaching ResearchSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.39Q1 | 1.60 0.55 up from 2007 | 61 | 3% | $3,900 | ||
47Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic TheoryDe Gruyter · Germany | 2.34Q1 | 0.73 0.18 down from 2007 | 33 | 7% | $0 listed | ||
48NoûsWiley · United States | 2.31Q1 | 2.07 0.12 down from 2007 | 96 | 11% | $2,900 | ||
49SemenFrance | 2.30Q1 | 0.64 0.42 up from 2007 | 59 | 100% | — | ||
50American Journal of Physical AnthropologyWiley · United States | 2.29Q1 | 2.74 0.15 up from 2007 | 519 | 9% | $4,200 |
Citations made in 2008. Corpus-wide, 71.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
126 additional Arts and Humanities journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2005–2007, 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: 2008. Publication window: 2005–2007. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 329
- Window papers (baseline)
- 353,197 +18.5% from indicator year 2005
- Median OJR
- 0.8877 +24.9% from indicator year 2005
- Rising journals (2025)
- 11Comparison-group list (11)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2005–2007 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 | 240 | 255 | 265 | 272 | 275 | 288 | 310 | 316 | 329 | 335 | 345 | 360 | 377 | 403 | 422 | 443 | 460 | 472 | 497 | 507 | 513 | 518 | 535 | 537 | 539 | 536 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 221,321 | 279,847 | 294,456 | 312,227 | 279,317 | 298,100 | 312,834 | 331,747 | 353,197 | 379,622 | 406,003 | 431,868 | 450,451 | 464,727 | 474,562 | 488,100 | 509,856 | 524,369 | 538,902 | 557,204 | 570,365 | 583,919 | 578,750 | 571,888 | 560,239 | 567,751 | |
| Median OJR | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.794 | 0.789 | 0.8877 | 0.893 | 0.885 | 0.8879 | 0.90 | 0.939 | 0.92 | 0.840 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.9408 | 1.01 | 0.9405 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.835 | 0.81 | 0.77 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 5.7% | 196 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 0.249 per 1,000 | 200 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -1.5% | 491 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 52.7% | 536 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,090 | 181 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 15.7% | 453 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.0% | 536 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.78 | 532 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 64.8% | 536 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 60.7% | 534 journals |
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.