Are there any journals focusing on the above mentioned topics with the following properties: english language, mainly empirical, aside the "main road"? Thank you for your suggestions!
I found some papers about this type of topic; perhaps the journals in which they were published might be worth looking into:
Ifert, D. E., & Gibbons, C. A. (1999). Look at me when I'm influencing you: Nonverbal messages and persuasion. Atlantic Journal of Communication, 7(2), 171-179.
Jackob, N., Roessing, T., & Petersen, T. (2011). The effects of verbal and nonverbal elements in persuasive communication: Findings from two multi-method experiments. June 2011; Communications 36(2)
Marsh, K. L., Hart-O'Rourke, D. M., & Julka, D. L. (1997). The persuasive effects of verbal and nonverbal information in a context of value relevance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 23(6), 563-579.
Fennis, B. M., & Stel, M. (2011). The pantomime of persuasion: Fit between nonverbal communication and influence strategies. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47(4), 806-810.