Journal rankings · indicator year 2018
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Subfield ranking · 2018
Linguistics and Language journal rankings 2018
47 ranked journals · Subfield in Social Sciences
Linguistics and Language has 47 ranked journals in 2018. Its median journal scores above the world average: OJR 2.59 against 1.00, down 0.03 on 2017. A journal needs OJR 4.51 to reach Q1. The top three are Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, TESOL Quarterly, and Journal of Sociolinguistics.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2018. 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 2015–2017, the window the 2018 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 2017. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2015–2017, the window the 2018 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2015–2017 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 2009 to 2018. | Compare |
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1Annual Review of Applied LinguisticsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 14.64Q1 | 5.09 2.94 down from 2017 | 49 | 43% | $3,550 | ||
2TESOL QuarterlyWiley · United States | 6.12Q1 | 2.55 0.66 up from 2017 | 196 | 16% | $2,850 | ||
3Journal of SociolinguisticsWiley · United Kingdom | 5.97Q1 | 3.81 1.51 up from 2017 | 100 | 17% | $3,730 | ||
4International Multilingual Research JournalTaylor & Francis · United States | 5.36Q1 | 2.75 1.18 up from 2017 | 69 | 10% | — | ||
5Linguistics and EducationElsevier BV · United States | 5.22Q1 | 2.55 0.74 up from 2017 | 129 | 17% | $2,620 | ||
6Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural DevelopmentTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 5.21Q1 | 2.61 1.42 up from 2017 | 210 | 23% | — | ||
7International Journal of MultilingualismRoutledge · United Kingdom | 4.86Q1 | 3.09 1.78 up from 2017 | 88 | 36% | — | ||
8Journal of Linguistic AnthropologyWiley · United States | 4.82Q1 | 1.80 1.20 down from 2017 | 53 | 19% | $3,400 | ||
9MultilinguaDe Gruyter Mouton · Germany | 4.78Q1 | 1.33 0.29 up from 2017 | 100 | 40% | $2,712 | ||
10Critical Inquiry in Language StudiesTaylor & Francis · United States | 4.66Q1 | 1.49 0.13 down from 2017 | 53 | 5% | — | ||
11Applied Linguistics ReviewDe Gruyter · Germany | 4.64Q1 | 1.45 1.24 down from 2017 | 119 | 26% | $2,712 | ||
12Applied LinguisticsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 4.51Q1 | 3.23 2.15 up from 2017 | 218 | 23% | $5,481 | ||
13English World-Wide A Journal of Varieties of EnglishJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Germany | 4.30Q2 | 0.51 0.94 down from 2017 | 68 | 9% | — | ||
14Language PolicySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 4.07Q2 | 2.70 1.67 up from 2017 | 99 | 14% | $3,090 | ||
15Journal of English LinguisticsSAGE Publishing · United States | 3.67Q2 | 1.97 1.13 up from 2017 | 41 | 24% | $3,650 | ||
16International Journal of Bilingual Education and BilingualismRoutledge · United Kingdom | 3.60Q2 | 2.24 0.71 up from 2017 | 249 | 24% | — | ||
17Asian EnglishesTaylor & Francis | 3.41Q2 | 1.00 0.44 down from 2017 | 70 | 18% | — | ||
18International Journal of the Sociology of LanguageDe Gruyter · Germany | 3.37Q2 | 1.23 0.02 up from 2017 | 185 | 19% | $2,712 | ||
19Linguistic Landscape An international journalJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 3.17Q2 | 0.78 2.15 down from 2017 | 47 | 5% | — | ||
20European Journal of Applied LinguisticsDe Gruyter · Germany | 3.05Q2 | 1.82 0.04 down from 2017 | 57 | 23% | $0 listed | ||
21Heritage Language JournalUnited States | 2.98Q2 | 2.03 1.19 up from 2017 | 48 | 0% | — | ||
22Journal of Language Identity & EducationTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.69Q2 | 1.16 0.14 up from 2017 | 81 | 14% | — | ||
23Language in SocietyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.59Q2 | 1.10 0.18 up from 2017 | 203 | 27% | $3,550 | ||
24World EnglishesWiley · United Kingdom | 2.59Q2 | 1.17 0.23 down from 2017 | 144 | 16% | $3,570 | ||
25Language and Intercultural CommunicationRoutledge · United Kingdom | 2.47Q3 | 1.59 0.14 down from 2017 | 125 | 42% | — | ||
26Bilingual Research JournalTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.46Q3 | 1.03 0.15 up from 2017 | 88 | 15% | — | ||
27Current Issues in Language PlanningTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.42Q3 | 1.17 0.21 up from 2017 | 74 | 26% | — | ||
28Critical multilingualism studiesOADepartment of German Studies · United States | 2.32Q3 | 0.31no change | 74 | 100% | — | ||
| 2.26Q3 | 0.88 0.13 up from 2017 | 36 | 100% | — | |||
30International Journal of BilingualismSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.23Q3 | 3.24 1.95 up from 2017 | 155 | 32% | $3,650 | ||
31Language Variation and ChangeCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.20Q3 | 2.81 1.27 up from 2017 | 62 | 43% | $3,550 | ||
32Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantesUniversity of Toronto Press · Canada | 2.14Q3 | 1.18 0.28 up from 2017 | 87 | 6% | — | ||
33Journal of Multicultural DiscoursesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.02Q3 | 0.87 0.27 down from 2017 | 72 | 16% | — | ||
34ICAME journalOADe Gruyter Open · Norway | 1.95Q3 | 1.48 0.60 up from 2017 | 39 | 100% | — | ||
35English Language and LinguisticsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.81Q3 | 0.99 0.18 down from 2017 | 116 | 57% | $3,550 | ||
36Language Dynamics and ChangeBrill · Netherlands | 1.70Q3 | 0.66 0.22 down from 2017 | 39 | 50% | — | ||
37Sociolinguistic StudiesEquinox Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.68Q4 | 1.09 0.62 up from 2017 | 62 | 7% | — | ||
38Linguistic Approaches to BilingualismJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 1.64Q4 | 3.06 1.73 up from 2017 | 152 | 16% | — | ||
39Language Problems & Language PlanningJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 1.41Q4 | 0.61 0.18 up from 2017 | 81 | 5% | — | ||
40Journal of Historical SociolinguisticsDe Gruyter · Germany | 1.36Q4 | 0.21 0.09 down from 2017 | 65 | 14% | $2,712 | ||
41Oceanic LinguisticsUniversity of Hawaii Press · United States | 1.06Q4 | 0.95 0.58 up from 2017 | 87 | 22% | — | ||
42English TodayCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.03Q4 | 0.63 0.12 up from 2017 | 169 | 32% | $3,550 | ||
| 0.99Q4 | 0.49 0.30 up from 2017 | 59 | 26% | $2,712 | |||
44American SpeechDuke University Press · United States | 0.67Q4 | 0.27 1.09 down from 2017 | 81 | 8% | — | ||
45Journal of Language ContactOABrill · France | 0.44Q4 | 0.17 0.69 down from 2017 | 51 | 100% | — | ||
46AlsicOAMarc Bloch University · France | 0.40Q4 | 0.33 0.45 down from 2017 | 60 | 100% | — | ||
47OLBI JournalOACanada | 0.22Q4 | 0.00 0.10 down from 2017 | 33 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Social Sciences, with Linguistics and Language highlighted.
- Sociology and Political Science1,315
- Education714
- Political Science and International Relations321
- Communication74
- Gender Studies61
- Health52
- Safety Research51
- Public Administration50
- Urban Studies49
- Law47
- Linguistics and Language47
- Transportation47
- Library and Information Sciences42
- Demography40
- Anthropology38
- Geography, Planning and Development29
- Cultural Studies9
- Development4
- General Social Sciences3
- Human Factors and Ergonomics1
- Archeology0
- Life-span and Life-course Studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2018. Corpus-wide, 81.5% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
12 additional Linguistics and Language journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2015–2017, 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: 2018. Publication window: 2015–2017. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 47
- Window papers (baseline)
- 17,820 +13.9% from indicator year 2015
- Median OJR
- 2.59 +5.9% from indicator year 2015
- Rising journals (2025)
- 5
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2015–2017 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 | 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.