Journal rankings · indicator year 2017
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Subfield ranking · 2017
Linguistics and Language journal rankings 2017
47 ranked journals · Subfield in Social Sciences
Linguistics and Language has 47 ranked journals in 2017. The median OJR fell 0.28 on 2016 to 2.62, above the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 3.74. The top three are Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, Applied Linguistics Review, and Journal of Sociolinguistics.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2017. 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 2014–2016, the window the 2017 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 Social Sciences (22)
47 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 2016. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2014–2016, the window the 2017 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2014–2016 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 2008 to 2017. | Compare |
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1Annual Review of Applied LinguisticsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 9.80Q1 | 8.03 3.07 up from 2016 | 45 | 32% | $3,550 | ||
2Applied Linguistics ReviewDe Gruyter · Germany | 5.92Q1 | 2.69 0.71 up from 2016 | 80 | 11% | $2,712 | ||
3Journal of SociolinguisticsWiley · United Kingdom | 5.86Q1 | 2.31 0.60 up from 2016 | 107 | 17% | $3,730 | ||
4Journal of Linguistic AnthropologyWiley · United States | 5.73Q1 | 3.00 1.06 up from 2016 | 52 | 12% | $3,400 | ||
5TESOL QuarterlyWiley · United States | 5.30Q1 | 1.89 0.76 down from 2016 | 193 | 14% | $2,850 | ||
6Linguistics and EducationElsevier BV · United States | 5.25Q1 | 1.81 0.54 up from 2016 | 125 | 15% | $2,620 | ||
7International Multilingual Research JournalTaylor & Francis · United States | 4.99Q1 | 1.57 0.37 down from 2016 | 79 | 8% | — | ||
8Bilingual Research JournalTaylor & Francis · United States | 4.04Q1 | 0.88 1.12 down from 2016 | 71 | 11% | — | ||
9Critical Inquiry in Language StudiesTaylor & Francis · United States | 4.01Q1 | 1.62 0.28 up from 2016 | 47 | 10% | — | ||
10World EnglishesWiley · United Kingdom | 3.99Q1 | 1.40 0.14 down from 2016 | 125 | 16% | $3,570 | ||
11Journal of English LinguisticsSAGE Publishing · United States | 3.82Q1 | 0.84 0.70 down from 2016 | 41 | 15% | $3,650 | ||
12Language and Intercultural CommunicationRoutledge · United Kingdom | 3.74Q1 | 1.72 0.03 down from 2016 | 116 | 41% | — | ||
13International Journal of MultilingualismRoutledge · United Kingdom | 3.64Q2 | 1.31 0.25 down from 2016 | 86 | 37% | — | ||
14Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural DevelopmentTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.50Q2 | 1.19 0.29 down from 2016 | 267 | 14% | — | ||
15Language PolicySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 3.49Q2 | 1.03 0.49 down from 2016 | 108 | 26% | $3,090 | ||
16Asian EnglishesTaylor & Francis | 3.38Q2 | 1.44 0.40 up from 2016 | 70 | 10% | — | ||
17MultilinguaDe Gruyter Mouton · Germany | 3.21Q2 | 1.04 1.00 down from 2016 | 116 | 10% | $2,712 | ||
18Current Issues in Language PlanningTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.13Q2 | 0.96 0.69 down from 2016 | 88 | 13% | — | ||
19International Journal of Bilingual Education and BilingualismRoutledge · United Kingdom | 3.09Q2 | 1.53 0.21 up from 2016 | 221 | 33% | — | ||
20Applied LinguisticsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.00Q2 | 1.07 1.00 down from 2016 | 257 | 24% | $5,481 | ||
21European Journal of Applied LinguisticsDe Gruyter · Germany | 2.72Q2 | 1.86 1.32 up from 2016 | 51 | 35% | $0 listed | ||
22International Journal of the Sociology of LanguageDe Gruyter · Germany | 2.72Q2 | 1.21 0.06 up from 2016 | 179 | 20% | $2,712 | ||
23English World-Wide A Journal of Varieties of EnglishJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Germany | 2.67Q2 | 1.45 0.97 down from 2016 | 66 | 7% | — | ||
24Language Dynamics and ChangeBrill · Netherlands | 2.62Q2 | 0.88 0.08 down from 2016 | 44 | 78% | — | ||
25Journal of Language Identity & EducationTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.38Q3 | 1.02 0.78 down from 2016 | 78 | 12% | — | ||
26Journal of Multicultural DiscoursesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.29Q3 | 1.14 0.03 down from 2016 | 66 | 18% | — | ||
27American SpeechDuke University Press · United States | 2.17Q3 | 1.36 0.99 up from 2016 | 73 | 6% | — | ||
28English Language and LinguisticsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.10Q3 | 1.16 0.10 up from 2016 | 102 | 27% | $3,550 | ||
29Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantesUniversity of Toronto Press · Canada | 1.94Q3 | 0.89 0.13 up from 2016 | 86 | 0% | — | ||
30Language in SocietyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.70Q3 | 0.92 0.33 up from 2016 | 209 | 20% | $3,550 | ||
31International Journal of BilingualismSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.50Q3 | 1.29 0.09 down from 2016 | 139 | 32% | $3,650 | ||
32Language Variation and ChangeCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.40Q3 | 1.54 0.07 up from 2016 | 62 | 52% | $3,550 | ||
33Journal of Language ContactOABrill · France | 1.36Q3 | 0.86 0.69 up from 2016 | 50 | 100% | — | ||
34Sociolinguistic StudiesEquinox Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.34Q3 | 0.46 0.07 down from 2016 | 60 | 10% | — | ||
35English TodayCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.27Q3 | 0.51 0.10 down from 2016 | 187 | 30% | $3,550 | ||
| 1.25Q3 | 0.74 0.48 up from 2016 | 42 | 100% | — | |||
37Heritage Language JournalUnited States | 1.12Q4 | 0.84 0.66 down from 2016 | 41 | 13% | — | ||
38ICAME journalOADe Gruyter Open · Norway | 1.10Q4 | 0.88 0.56 up from 2016 | 45 | 100% | — | ||
39Critical multilingualism studiesOADepartment of German Studies · United States | 1.04Q4 | 0.31 0.07 up from 2016 | 37 | 100% | — | ||
40Linguistic Approaches to BilingualismJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 1.02Q4 | 1.33 0.02 down from 2016 | 130 | 29% | — | ||
41Journal of Historical SociolinguisticsDe Gruyter · Germany | 0.93Q4 | 0.30 0.09 down from 2016 | 43 | 29% | $2,712 | ||
42Oceanic LinguisticsUniversity of Hawaii Press · United States | 0.81Q4 | 0.37 0.05 up from 2016 | 83 | 18% | — | ||
43Language Problems & Language PlanningJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 0.79Q4 | 0.43 0.03 down from 2016 | 72 | 12% | — | ||
44AlsicOAMarc Bloch University · France | 0.69Q4 | 0.79 0.45 up from 2016 | 51 | 100% | — | ||
| 0.51Q4 | 0.19 0.07 up from 2016 | 65 | 24% | $2,712 | |||
46Publication of the American Dialect SocietyDuke University Press · United States | 0.30Q4 | 2.82 2.82 up from 2016 | 37 | 8% | — | ||
47Diversité urbaineCanada | 0.27Q4 | 0.06 0.19 down from 2016 | 48 | 0% | — |
Subfields of Social Sciences, with Linguistics and Language highlighted.
- Sociology and Political Science1,300
- Education698
- Political Science and International Relations318
- Communication71
- Gender Studies63
- Health53
- Safety Research52
- Public Administration51
- Transportation48
- Linguistics and Language47
- Law46
- Urban Studies45
- Anthropology41
- Library and Information Sciences41
- Demography40
- Geography, Planning and Development28
- Cultural Studies9
- Development4
- General Social Sciences3
- Human Factors and Ergonomics1
- Archeology0
- Life-span and Life-course Studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2017. Corpus-wide, 77.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
10 additional Linguistics and Language journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2014–2016, 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: 2017. Publication window: 2014–2016. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 47
- Window papers (baseline)
- 17,042 +12.1% from indicator year 2014
- Median OJR
- 2.62 +10.5% from indicator year 2014
- Rising journals (2025)
- 5
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2014–2016 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 |
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| Ranked journals | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 50 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 5,844 | 6,337 | 6,715 | 7,184 | 7,595 | 7,933 | 8,416 | 9,108 | 10,166 | 11,212 | 12,402 | 13,244 | 14,103 | 14,696 | 15,201 | 15,641 | 16,486 | 17,042 | 17,820 | 18,058 | 19,095 | 19,911 | 20,332 | 19,938 | 19,424 | 19,862 | |
| Median OJR | 0.97 | 1.10 | 0.99 | 2.75 | 1.518 | 1.24 | 1.515 | 1.63 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 2.09 | 2.27 | 2.30 | 2.16 | 2.37 | 2.45 | 2.90 | 2.62 | 2.59 | 2.84 | 2.53 | 2.02 | 1.61 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 2.14 |
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.