Journals 100

2026 Edition

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Rank Name Publisher Publication volume Diversity of authoring institutions Typical FWCI Median FWCI of best work Gravitas Diversity of citing institutions Open access Overall Score
1 Heritage Science Springer Nature 99.0 100.0 100.0 98.2 100.0 100.0 82.7 98.9
2 Heritage Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 99.3 100.0 99.6 92.3 100.0 99.9 81.6 97.6
3 Synthese Springer Nature 97.9 99.7 99.4 96.2 100.0 100.0 63.7 97.5
4 Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Springer Nature 99.8 99.9 99.8 96.1 100.0 99.8 41.0 96.8
5 Antiquity Cambridge University Press 98.7 98.0 99.0 96.8 100.0 99.1 47.5 96.7
5 Philosophy of Science Cambridge University Press 68.8 93.1 99.8 99.3 99.7 100.0 78.9 96.7
7 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development Taylor & Francis 98.3 99.7 100.0 98.9 100.0 100.0 23.0 96.6
8 Journal of Archaeological Science Elsevier BV 92.9 99.5 100.0 93.2 100.0 99.6 51.1 96.2
8 Journal of Cultural Heritage Elsevier BV 96.8 100.0 99.9 95.4 100.0 99.9 32.7 96.2
10 Languages Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 98.5 99.8 97.8 88.6 100.0 99.9 77.2 96.1
11 System Elsevier BV 84.9 99.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 22.8 96.0
12 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism Routledge 86.0 98.9 100.0 99.7 100.0 99.9 21.6 95.9
13 Journal of Anthropological Archaeology Elsevier BV 95.2 97.9 99.9 95.6 98.8 99.0 38.1 95.8
13 Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A Elsevier BV 67.1 93.5 99.9 98.4 99.3 100.0 65.8 95.8
15 International Journal of Multilingualism Routledge 84.3 98.5 100.0 99.3 100.0 99.8 20.9 95.7
15 Frontiers in Communication Frontiers Media 63.1 94.0 99.6 96.3 99.8 98.9 79.8 95.7
17 Philosophical Studies Springer Nature 71.7 97.5 99.5 97.9 100.0 99.9 50.5 95.6
17 International Journal of Heritage Studies Taylor & Francis 73.9 96.0 100.0 99.7 100.0 98.5 36.8 95.6
17 Journal of Pragmatics Elsevier BV 88.2 99.5 99.9 96.2 100.0 99.9 28.5 95.6
20 Quaternary International Elsevier BV 92.5 99.7 99.8 93.8 100.0 99.6 31.7 95.5
21 European Journal for Philosophy of Science Springer Nature 52.6 92.7 99.9 99.1 97.4 100.0 87.0 95.3
21 World Englishes Wiley 76.7 95.0 100.0 98.4 100.0 98.2 35.2 95.3
23 TESOL Quarterly Wiley 70.7 97.4 100.0 99.9 100.0 99.9 28.5 95.2
24 Linguistics De Gruyter 57.9 95.2 99.5 99.1 99.4 96.5 63.7 95.1
24 Glossa a journal of general linguistics Ubiquity Press 78.8 98.6 96.4 92.5 100.0 99.1 77.0 95.1
24 Journal of Language Identity & Education Taylor & Francis 79.4 97.6 99.9 99.3 100.0 99.8 14.9 95.1
27 Language and Education Taylor & Francis 71.5 97.2 100.0 99.5 100.0 99.8 24.3 95.0
27 Cogent Arts and Humanities Taylor & Francis 77.8 89.3 99.1 96.7 95.7 96.4 82.1 95.0
29 Language Teaching Research SAGE Publishing 69.5 98.7 100.0 99.8 100.0 100.0 21.6 94.9
29 International Journal of the Sociology of Language De Gruyter 76.9 93.5 99.2 98.4 100.0 98.0 32.1 94.9
29 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series – Themes in Translation Studies — 59.5 94.4 97.2 97.7 99.7 98.6 76.8 94.9
29 Applied Linguistics Oxford University Press 67.8 96.1 100.0 99.9 100.0 99.8 25.4 94.9
33 Linguistics and Education Elsevier BV 70.5 96.8 100.0 98.3 100.0 99.8 25.2 94.7
33 Music Education Research Taylor & Francis 81.4 99.3 99.8 95.3 98.5 99.9 31.9 94.7
35 Applied Linguistics Review De Gruyter 63.9 94.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.6 24.5 94.5
35 International Journal of Bilingualism SAGE Publishing 67.7 96.1 99.7 99.2 99.8 98.0 25.5 94.5
37 Psychology of Music SAGE Publishing 75.2 99.8 99.3 94.6 99.2 99.9 34.1 94.4
37 Inquiry Taylor & Francis 69.4 97.3 97.2 95.5 100.0 99.4 52.7 94.4
39 Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Wiley 48.7 92.6 99.6 98.7 99.9 98.8 52.8 94.2
39 American Journal of Physical Anthropology Wiley 57.9 99.4 99.8 95.6 100.0 99.8 43.1 94.2
39 Hispanic American Historical Review Duke University Press 80.2 95.8 98.1 99.6 99.6 99.4 9.5 94.2
39 Religions Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 100.0 99.9 92.4 85.2 100.0 100.0 86.5 94.2
43 Language Teaching Cambridge University Press 48.7 93.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9 38.5 94.1
43 International Journal of Music Education SAGE Publishing 82.2 99.8 99.3 92.5 99.0 99.9 28.2 94.1
45 The Philosophical Quarterly Oxford University Press 55.5 92.3 99.1 99.3 99.3 98.2 41.6 93.9
45 Erkenntnis Springer Nature 71.3 97.2 96.1 92.6 99.9 99.5 62.0 93.9
45 Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory Springer Nature 86.2 90.0 100.0 93.6 95.3 95.3 53.6 93.9
48 Modern Language Journal Wiley 51.0 90.8 100.0 99.9 100.0 99.7 30.6 93.8
48 Language in Society Cambridge University Press 86.1 93.8 97.2 94.9 100.0 97.8 21.9 93.8
48 RELC Journal SAGE Publishing 56.6 94.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9 16.2 93.8
48 TESOL Journal Wiley 65.1 95.5 99.9 97.3 99.9 99.6 19.6 93.8
52 Journal of Sociolinguistics Wiley 72.6 94.7 98.5 96.2 99.9 97.1 24.0 93.7
52 Multilingua De Gruyter 56.5 89.0 100.0 98.0 99.9 97.2 35.5 93.7
54 Current Issues in Language Planning Taylor & Francis 56.9 90.8 100.0 98.4 100.0 98.4 27.4 93.6
54 HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies AOSIS 97.3 79.1 95.9 85.4 98.8 97.6 86.5 93.6
56 Language Learning Journal Taylor & Francis 45.7 91.5 100.0 99.9 100.0 99.5 30.2 93.5
56 Journal of English for Academic Purposes Elsevier BV 50.2 95.7 100.0 99.9 100.0 99.9 19.2 93.5
56 Language Linguistic Society of America 67.9 77.7 99.0 99.6 100.0 96.5 26.7 93.5
56 Foreign Language Annals Wiley 51.4 93.0 100.0 99.8 100.0 99.3 21.8 93.5
60 Linguistics Vanguard De Gruyter 70.9 94.9 98.2 96.2 97.9 96.4 36.9 93.4
60 Australasian Journal of Philosophy Routledge 48.3 89.4 99.8 99.6 99.3 98.5 36.8 93.4
62 Language Policy Springer Nature 59.9 87.5 99.8 98.5 99.4 97.4 25.0 93.3
62 Language and Intercultural Communication Routledge 55.2 87.1 100.0 98.5 99.7 97.7 27.6 93.3
62 Lingua Elsevier BV 66.9 96.5 98.6 95.6 100.0 98.8 21.3 93.3
65 Milli Eğitim Dergisi — 49.9 90.4 95.0 96.7 99.9 97.7 73.4 93.2
65 International Journal of Applied Linguistics Wiley 60.5 95.6 99.5 98.9 98.0 98.8 20.8 93.2
67 Journal of Archaeological Science Reports Elsevier BV 100.0 100.0 98.0 81.2 100.0 99.9 34.9 93.0
68 Journal of American History Oxford University Press 85.5 92.0 94.6 99.5 98.4 98.9 9.5 92.9
68 ELT Journal Oxford University Press 62.2 68.3 100.0 99.7 100.0 99.7 20.4 92.9
70 Asian Englishes Taylor & Francis 53.1 87.3 99.9 99.7 100.0 97.5 12.8 92.8
71 Journal of Second Language Writing Elsevier BV 43.4 89.8 100.0 99.9 100.0 99.7 16.0 92.7
71 Language Awareness Taylor & Francis 41.1 91.7 100.0 99.7 99.9 99.1 20.2 92.7
73 Language Culture and Curriculum Routledge 39.5 85.4 100.0 99.8 100.0 99.1 25.7 92.6
73 International Journal of Legal Medicine Springer Nature 50.7 99.0 99.8 90.3 100.0 99.6 40.2 92.6
73 Journal of Human Evolution Elsevier BV 37.7 98.5 100.0 95.4 98.7 99.0 44.3 92.6
76 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching Taylor & Francis 41.7 90.6 100.0 99.6 99.9 99.1 15.2 92.5
77 Language & Communication Elsevier BV 54.0 87.9 99.7 93.1 99.9 96.7 34.8 92.4
78 Critical Inquiry in Language Studies Taylor & Francis 42.2 83.5 100.0 99.7 100.0 97.8 17.0 92.2
78 International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Elsevier BV 36.8 98.2 100.0 96.2 99.2 99.0 29.0 92.2
78 Archaeometry Wiley 95.5 99.7 98.6 77.1 99.9 99.4 37.8 92.2
78 Music Theory Online Society for Music Theory 79.0 91.7 88.7 96.8 96.2 88.7 90.0 92.2
82 International Multilingual Research Journal Taylor & Francis 41.5 85.8 100.0 99.4 99.7 96.8 17.7 92.1
82 European Journal of Philosophy Wiley 61.9 94.7 94.4 94.8 98.8 96.9 46.4 92.1
82 IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching De Gruyter 40.1 94.7 99.9 98.9 98.4 99.0 19.5 92.1
85 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory Springer Nature 39.5 88.6 99.3 95.9 98.1 94.5 43.7 91.7
86 English Language Teaching Canadian Center of Science and Education 63.3 94.0 94.8 85.8 98.3 98.1 78.4 91.6
86 Azania Archaeological Research in Africa Routledge 95.1 85.8 99.4 97.1 89.8 89.5 23.3 91.6
88 British Journal for the History of Philosophy Taylor & Francis 74.4 89.6 93.7 93.5 99.3 90.5 36.8 91.5
88 Open Linguistics De Gruyter 47.1 82.9 98.3 93.5 95.5 91.9 78.1 91.5
90 Bilingual Research Journal Taylor & Francis 56.2 86.5 99.6 93.0 99.3 95.9 13.2 91.3
90 Perspectives Taylor & Francis 56.0 93.7 98.4 89.8 99.9 97.1 22.9 91.3
92 International Journal of Architectural Heritage Taylor & Francis 57.9 96.4 99.7 91.2 96.4 97.5 23.0 91.2
92 The Arts in Psychotherapy Elsevier BV 80.4 99.5 98.3 81.3 99.5 99.0 20.7 91.2
94 Arts Education Policy Review Taylor & Francis 51.7 93.9 99.9 99.2 92.1 99.1 21.0 91.0
95 Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development Emerald Publishing Limited 63.9 95.1 99.1 91.8 95.2 96.5 21.0 90.9
95 Journal of Research in Music Education SAGE Publishing 57.0 98.1 99.8 89.7 96.9 99.2 17.2 90.9
95 The Historic Environment Policy & Practice Taylor & Francis 39.0 83.3 99.1 95.4 98.4 96.3 30.4 90.9
95 The Journal of English and Germanic Philology University of Illinois Press 93.2 87.7 94.0 100.0 89.6 92.2 30.7 90.9
99 Mind Oxford University Press 56.2 89.1 94.1 98.9 96.7 97.6 27.1 90.8
99 Kurios — 60.4 78.8 95.7 93.5 91.8 96.4 87.4 90.8