List of Open Access Journals

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The journals below are diamond (also called platinum) open access, which means that neither the author nor the reader pays any fees. Generally, as a quality assurance measure, the journals listed below are indexed in Wed of Science (previously known as ISI), Scopus, and/or Directory of Open Access Journals. Journals indexed in Web of Science (esp. SSCI for applied linguistics; see below for explanation) are perceived to be of higher status and to have higher standards (i.e., harder to publish in). Web of Science has an additional category called Emerging Sources Citation Index, which lists journals provisionally included in Web of Science with no impact factor yet (possibly easier to publish in). 

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These journals are related to applied linguistics broadly defined (literature & translation journals are not listed). So you need to make sure that your paper fits the scope of the journal you plan to submit your paper to. These journals also publish in English, though they might additionally publish in other languages, so don't be surprised when you open the website of a journal and find it in a foreign language. Most of these journals have a button to switch to English. 

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Finally, the information in this list can change, particularly the indexing. If you spot a problem with the information or would like to suggest adding a journal, please let know. And as I mentioned above, the primary quality assurance measure I used to compile this list is indexing in Web of Science, Scopus, and/or Directory of Open Access Journals. (Don't think I have first-hand experience with every single one of these journals!) So, if you suspect that a journal is engaging in questionable practices, please let me know to remove it. Having said this, the risk that a diamond access journal is predatory is low (they aren't charging you any money to start with). The bigger risk is that their peer review may not be up to par, allowing shaky research to be published. This is where we as a community should step in and give a hand by agreeing to review to these journals and by offering constructive feedback to manuscript submitters.  

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Legend: 

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SSCI = Social Sciences Citation Index. Perceived to be the most prestigious. A service by WoS. 

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ESCI = Emerging Sources Citation Index. Conditionally accepted, no impact factor yet. A service by WoS.

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Scopus = A service by Elsevier. Offers a different set of impact factors (e.g., SJR & CiteScore). 

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1. Across the Disciplines 

2. Alsic. Apprentissage des langues et systèmes d’information et de communication 

3. Alsinatuna: Journal of Arabic Linguistics and Education 

4. Altre Modernita Scopus, ESCI

5. Arabiyat 

6. Asian Journal of English Language Teaching 

7. Asp. La revue du GERAS 

8. Atlantis Scopus, ESCI

9. Aula Abierta Scopus, ESCI

10. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Scopus, SSCI

11. Babylonia 

12. Bahastra 

13. BC TEAL Journal

14. Bellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature Scopus 

15. Beyond Words

16. Boletin de Literatura Oral Scopus, ESCI

17. CALL-EJ Scopus 

18. Caracteres Scopus, ESCI

19. Chi'e: Journal of Japanese Learning and Teaching

20. Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion Scopus, SSCI

21. CLIL Journal of Innovation and Research in Plurilingual and Pluricultural Education

22. Communiquer Scopus, ESCI

23. Computational Linguistics Scopus, SSCI

24. Comunicar Scopus, SSCI

25. Culture, Language and Representation Scopus, ESCI

26. Current Issues in Philology and Pedagogical Linguistics

27. DELTA: Documentação de estudos em lingüística teórica e aplicada Scopus

28. Dialectologia Scopus, ESCI

29. Dialektika

30. Dialogic Pedagogy Scopus, ESCI

31. Dialogues: An Interdisciplinary Journal of English Language Teaching and Research

32. Dinamika Ilmu

33. Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics Scopus, ESCI

34. Edukasi: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pengajaran

35. E-JournALL: EuroAmerican Journal of Applied Linguistics and Languages

36. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching (e-FLT) Scopus

37. ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching

38. ELT Worldwide: Journal of English Language Teaching

39. English Australia Journal Scopus

40. English Community Journal

41. English Language Teaching Educational Journal

42. ESP Today Scopus, ESCI

43. Estudios de Asia y África Scopus, ESCI

44. Estudios de Lingüística Inglesa Aplicada Scopus, ESCI

45. Forma y Funcion Scopus, ESCI

46. GIST Education and Learning Research Journal

47. Global Business Languages

48. HOW Journal

49. IAFOR Journal of Education Scopus

50. Iberica Scopus, SSCI

51. IC Revista Cientifica de Informacion y Comunicacion Scopus, ESCI

52. Indonesian EFL Journal: Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature

53. Indonesian JELT

54. International Journal of Arabic Teaching and Learning

55. International Journal of Emerging Issues in Early Childhood Education

56. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Scopus, SSCI

57. International Journal of English Studies Scopus, ESCI

58. International Journal of English for Academic Purposes: Research and Practice 

59. International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research

60. International Journal of Language Teaching and Education

61. International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies

62. International Journal of TESOL Studies

63. International Journal on Language Research and Education Studies

64. Investigaciones Sobre Lectura

65. Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research Scopus, ESCI 

66. Italian at School

67. Journal of English Language and Education

68. Jurnal Ilmiah Bahasa dan Sastra

69. Journal for Research on Adult Education

70. Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning

71. Journal of Child Language Acquisition and Development 

72. Journal of Classics Teaching

73. Journal of Communication Pedagogy

74. Journal of ELT Research

75. Journal of English Educators Society

76. Journal of English Language Teaching in Indonesia

77. Journal of Foreign Language Education and Technology

78. Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, & Practice

79. Journal of Language and Education Scopus, ESCI

80. Journal of Language and Law Scopus, ESCI

81. Journal of Language and Literature Education

82. Journal of Language Contact Scopus, ESCI

83. Journal of Language Education and Research

84. Journal of Media Literacy Education

85. Journal of Mother Tongue Education

86. Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics Scopus, ESCI

87. Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation

88. Journal of Teaching and Learning ESCI

89. Journal of the European Second Language Association

90. Journal of Writing Research Scopus, ESCI

91. Jurnal Bahasa Lingua Scientia

92. Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia Metalingua

93. Jurnal Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

94. KOME Scopus, ESCI

95. Konin Language Studies

96. L2 Journal

97. Laboratory Phonology Scopus, SSCI

98. Language and Linguistics Scopus, SSCI

99. Language & Literacy

100. Language Development Research

101. Language Documentation and Conservation Scopus, ESCI

102. Language Learning & Technology Scopus, SSCI

103. Language Teaching and Educational Research

104. Language Value Scopus 

105. Latin American Journal of Content & Language Integrated Learning

106. Lenguas Modernas Scopus

107. Lexikos Scopus, SSCI

108. LingTera

109. Lisanuna: Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa Arab dan Pembelajarannya

110. LITERA, the International Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and their Teaching

111. Literator Scopus, ESCI

112. LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching

113. Metathesis: Journal of English Language, Literature, and Teaching

114. MEXTESOL Journal Scopus

115. Mimbar Pendidikan: Jurnal Indonesia untuk Kajian Pendidikan

116. Muróbbî: Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan

117. NYS TESOL Journal

118. Ocnos

119. Onomazein Scopus, SSCI

120. Papers in Language Testing and Assessment ESCI

121. Parole: Journal of Linguistics and Education

122. PASAA Scopus

123. Pixel-Bit, Revista de Medios y Educacion Scopus, ESCI

124. Polish Journal of English Studies 

125. Polyglot: Jurnal Ilmiah

126. Porta Linguarum Scopus, SSCI

127. Problems of Onomastics Scopus, ESCI

128. Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural Scopus, ESCI

129. Professional Discourse & Communication

130. Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development Scopus 

131. Psiholingvistika Scopus 

132. Quaderns de Filologia: Estudis Literaris Scopus, ESCI

133. RATE Issues

134. Reading & Writing Scopus, ESCI

135. Reading in a Foreign Language ESCI

136. Recherches en didactique des langues et des cultures

137. Recherche et pratiques pédagogiques en langues de spécialité. Cahiers de l'APLIUT

138. Res Rhetorica Scopus, ESCI

139. Research in Corpus Linguistics

140. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning

141. Researching and Teaching Languages for Specific Purposes Scopus, ESCI

142. Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento Scopus, ESCI

143. Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas Scopus, ESCI

144. Revista EntreLínguas

145. Revista Espaço

146. Revista Nebrija de Linguistica Aplicada a la Enseñanza de Lenguas

147. Revista Signos Scopus, SSCI

148. RLA, Revista de linguistica teorica y aplicada Scopus, SSCI

149. SCENARIO Journal

150. Scripta Manent

151. SED - Journal of Art Education

152. Sign Systems Studies Scopus; Arts & Humanities Citation Index (a service by WoS)

153. Sintagma Scopus, SSCI

154. Sinteze

155. SiSAL Journal Scopus 

156. Special Education and Rehabilitation Scopus, SSCI

157. Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus Scopus 

158. Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL

159. Studies in Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis

160. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching Scopus, SSCI

161. Sustainable Multilingualism

162. Teaching American Literature: A Journal of Theory and Practice

163. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders Scopus, ESCI

164. Tejuelo

165. TESL Canada Journal ESCI

166. TESL-EJ Scopus

167. Texto Livre: Linguagem e Tecnologia Scopus, ESCI

168. The Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics ESCI

169. The Journal of Asia TEFL Scopus, ESCI

170. The Journal of Teaching English with Technology Scopus 

171. The Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages

172. The Literacy Trek

173. Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition Scopus

174. Tomsk State University Journal of Philology Scopus, ESCI

175. Training, Language and Culture

176. Vocabulary Learning and Instruction: A Journal of Vocabulary Research

177. Westcliff International Journal of Applied Research

178. Word and Text - A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics Scopus, ESCI

179. Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft Scopus, SSCI

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In 2017, I published a paper with Joe Vitta listing applied linguistics journals (44 in total only). Our inclusion criterion in that paper was indexing in Scopus and SSCI (not open access status as in the list above). That paper received thousands of reads and a great deal of attention, which suggested to me that there is a need for a list of journals for the field. Some trivia: That paper also listed the impact factors of the journals. At that time, the mean JCR impact factor (WoS) for applied linguistics journals was 1.554 with a standard deviation of 0.76, while the mean SJR impact factor (Scopus) was 0.738 with a standard deviation of 0.65. Check out the full paper here. 

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As the indexing status can change over time, it is wise to double-check it before you decide to submit: 

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For WoS, copy and paste the journal title here. 

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For Scopus, copy and paste the journal title here. 

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And if you do spot something that needs updating, please drop me a line. 

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