Journals in linguistics and language learning

A personal and very partial list of journals in linguistics, second language acquisition and language teaching:

See also:

• Scimago’s Journal Rank in Language & Linguistics;
• Wikipedia’s List of linguistics journals;
• Google Scholar’s Top publications in Foreign Language Learning.

International scientific journals

Applied linguistics / second language acquisition / language learning

Generalist:

• Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 👍⭐
• Foreign Language Annals 👍⭐
• Applied Linguistics 👍

Focus on theory of acquisition (‘pure’ research):

• Language Learning 👍⭐
• Studies in Second Language Acquisition 👍⭐
• Second Language Research 👍
• Modern Language Journal 👍

Focus on teaching:

• Language Teaching Research 👍⭐
• TESOL Quarterly 👍⭐
• Instructed Second Language Acquisition 👍
• Language Teaching 👍
• ELT Journal

Focus on testing/assessment:

• Language Testing 👍
• Language Assessment Quarterly 👍

Focus on writing:

• Journal of Second Language Writing

Focus on technology/CALL:

• Language Learning & Technology 👍⭐ (open access)
• Computer Assisted Language Learning 👍
• ReCALL 👍
• System 👍
• CALICO Journal 👍

Psycholinguistics

• Bilingualism: Language and Cognition 👍⭐
• Journal of Memory and Language 👍
• Behavior Research Methods 👍⭐ (experimental psychology)

General linguistics

• Glossa (open access)
• Annual Review of Linguistics
• Language

Focus on English language:

• English Today

Sociolinguistics / Discourse analysis

• Discourse Studies
• Journal of Sociolinguistics
• Discourse & Society

Communication

• Communication Theory
• Journal of Communication
• Journal of Writing Research (open access)

Phonetics

• Journal of Phonetics

Revistas de lingüística en español

Lingüística

• Revista de Investigación Lingüística
• Tonos Digital

Lingüística aplicada / Aprendizaje de idiomas

• Revista de lingüística y lenguas aplicadas
• Revista Internacional de Lenguas Extranjeras

Sociolingüística / Análisis del discurso

• Discurso & Sociedad

Revistas ecuatorianas 🇪🇨 en educación

• Revista Andina de Educación (UASB)
• Revista Ecuatoriana de Investigación Educativa (ESPE)
• Alteridad, revista de educación (UPS)
• Revista Cátedra (UCE, Filosofía): educación
• Runae, revista científica de investigación educativa (UNAE)
• Kronos, The Language Teaching Journal (UCE, Idiomas): aprendizaje de idiomas (most papers in English)
• Mamakuna, revista de divulgación de experiencias pedagógicas (UNAE, publica principalmente trabajos de maestrantes)