New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Language & Linguistics

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics15.890
2 Recall11.938
3 Pragmatics11.043
4 Computer Assisted Language Learning9.841
5 Annual Review of Linguistics7.183
6 Language Teaching7.156
7 Natural Language Engineering6.947
8 Applied Linguistics Review6.317
9 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics5.176
10 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development5.138
11 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.969
- Language Testing4.969
13 Linguistics and Education4.856
14 ELT Journal4.718
15 International Multilingual Research Journal4.645
16 Journal of Phonetics4.163
17 Metaphor and Symbol4.098
18 Language and Education4.084
19 Language Assessment Quarterly3.976
20 Language Awareness3.964
21 Language Culture and Curriculum3.939
22 Interpreter and Translator Trainer3.723
23 Journal of Pragmatics3.052
24 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture3.050
25 Language Sciences3.037
26 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.036
27 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism3.000
28 International Journal of Applied Linguistics2.978
29 Journal of Language Identity and Education2.947
30 Current Issues in Language Planning2.745
31 Language Policy2.737
32 Linguistic Inquiry2.698
33 International Journal of Multilingualism2.649
34 Language Variation and Change2.575
35 Language and Intercultural Communication2.506
36 International Journal of Bilingualism2.448
37 World Englishes2.441
38 Language and Cognition2.435
39 Literacy2.393
40 Linguistics and Philosophy2.330
41 Gender and Language2.324
42 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory2.309
43 Lingua2.264
44 Language Acquisition2.167
45 First Language2.158
46 Cognitive Linguistics2.043
47 Linguistics1.953
48 Language Learning and Development1.946
49 Translation Studies1.943
50 Journal of Language and Politics1.935
51 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.893
52 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.854
53 Translator1.805
54 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.787
55 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.780
56 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.729
57 English World-Wide1.671
58 Argumentation1.612
59 Journal of Semantics1.587
60 Australian Journal of Linguistics1.565
61 Language Matters1.560
62 International Journal of Lexicography1.513
63 Linguistics Vanguard1.497
64 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.485
65 Linguistic Typology1.460
66 Intercultural Pragmatics1.447
67 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research1.386
68 Humor-International Journal of Humor Research1.351
69 Pragmatics & Cognition1.345
70 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.333
71 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.316
72 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies1.281
73 Diachronica1.274
74 Journal of Logic Language and Information1.260
75 Text & Talk1.236
76 Narrative Inquiry1.191
77 Studies in Language1.170
78 English Today1.140
79 Across Languages and Cultures1.130
80 Canadian Journal of Linguistics-Revue Canadienne de Linguistique1.124
81 Journal of English Linguistics1.115
82 Linguistic Review1.107
83 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics1.101
84 Gesture1.026
85 Journal of French Language Studies1.025
86 Pragmatics and Society1.016
87 Phonetica1.009
88 Langages0.956
89 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.932
90 American Speech0.897
91 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.876
92 Journal of Linguistics0.866
93 Review of Cognitive Linguistics0.863
94 Theoretical Linguistics0.825
95 Langue Francaise0.813
96 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.805
97 Language and Literature0.796
98 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.757
99 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.729
100 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.714
101 Spanish in Context0.711
102 Revista Signos0.682
103 Language Problems & Language Planning0.680
104 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.647
105 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.643
106 Transactions of the Philological Society0.622
107 Functions of Language0.615
108 Acta Linguistica Academica0.606
109 English Language & Linguistics0.604
110 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.593
111 Zeitschrift fuer Germanistische Linguistik0.554
112 Folia Linguistica0.538
113 LiLi-Zeitschrift fuer Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik0.528
114 Phonology0.507
115 Rhetoric Review0.495
116 Zeitschrift fuer Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archaologie0.460
117 European Journal of English Studies0.458
118 Studia Linguistica0.433
119 Style0.427
120 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.424
121 Meta0.375
122 Zeitschrift fuer Slawistik0.363
123 Neophilologus0.329
124 Kritika Kultura0.321
125 International Journal of American Linguistics0.299
126 Language & History0.292
127 Revista de Filologia Espanola0.273
128 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.228
129 Forum Italicum0.214
130 Studia Neophilologica0.208
131 Historiographia Linguistica0.193
- Anglia-Zeitschrift fuer Englische Philologie0.193
133 Zeitschrift fuer Romanische Philologie0.172
134 German Quarterly0.155
135 Linguistique0.153
136 Estudios Filologicos0.147
137 Forum for Modern Language Studies0.142
138 Beitrage zur Geschichte der Deutschen Sprache und Literatur0.138
139 Studies in Philology0.110
140 Revue Romane0.104
141 European Journal of Scandinavian Studies0.096
- Translation Review0.096
- Iberoromania0.096
144 Modern Philology0.088
145 Journal of English and Germanic Philology0.059
146 Revue des Langues Romanes0.040
147 Archiv fuer das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen0.008
148 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies0.000
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