Language & Linguistics: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	33
2	Computer Assisted Language Learning	28
3	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	26
4	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	23
5	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	21
-	Applied Linguistics Review	21
7	Language Teaching	20
-	Recall	20
-	ELT Journal	20
10	Journal of Pragmatics	18
-	Linguistics and Education	18
12	Language and Education	17
13	International Journal of Multilingualism	15
-	Annual Review of Linguistics	15
15	International Journal of Bilingualism	14
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	14
-	Language Assessment Quarterly	14
-	Language Testing	14
19	Language Awareness	13
-	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	13
-	Journal of Phonetics	13
-	Lingua	13
23	Current Issues in Language Planning	12
-	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	12
-	Language Culture and Curriculum	12
26	Metaphor and Symbol	11
-	World Englishes	11
-	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	11
-	Journal of Language and Politics	11
-	Language and Cognition	11
-	Language Policy	11
-	Language Sciences	11
-	Natural Language Engineering	11
34	International Multilingual Research Journal	10
-	Linguistic Inquiry	10
-	Literacy	10
-	First Language	10
-	Language and Intercultural Communication	10
-	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	10
-	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	10
-	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	10
42	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	9
-	Linguistics Vanguard	9
44	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	8
-	Intercultural Pragmatics	8
-	Translator	8
-	Linguistics	8
-	Linguistics and Philosophy	8
-	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	8
-	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	8

-	Gender and Language	8
-	Translation Studies	8
53	Natural Language & Linguistic Theory	7
-	Argumentation	7
-	English World-Wide	7
-	Journal of Linguistic Anthropology	7
-	Cognitive Linguistics	7
-	English Today	7
59	Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics	6
-	Humor-International Journal of Humor Research	6
-	International Journal of Lexicography	6
-	Journal of Linguistics	6
-	Language Acquisition	6
-	Language Matters	6
-	Language Variation and Change	6
-	Linguistic Typology	6
-	Australian Journal of Linguistics	6
-	Pragmatics and Society	6
-	Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion	6
-	Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies	6
-	Text & Talk	6
-	Translation and Interpreting Studies	6
-	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	6
-	Across Languages and Cultures	6
-	Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation	6
-	Canadian Journal of Linguistics-Revue Canadienne de Linguistique	6
77	Theoretical Linguistics	5
-	Journal of English Linguistics	5
-	Journal of Semantics	5
-	Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies	5
-	Nordic Journal of Linguistics	5
-	Phonetica	5
-	Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics	5
-	Studies in Language	5
-	Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research	5
-	Gesture	5
-	Zeitschrift fuer Slawistik	5
-	Journal of French Language Studies	5
-	Journal of Logic Language and Information	5
-	Journal of the International Phonetic Association	5
-	Langages	5
-	Language Learning and Development	5
-	Langue Francaise	5
-	American Speech	5
-	Pragmatics	5
-	Review of Cognitive Linguistics	5
-	Diachronica	5
-	English Language & Linguistics	5
-	Folia Linguistica	5
100	Style	4
-	Functions of Language	4
-	Transactions of the Philological Society	4
-	Zeitschrift fuer Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archaologie	4
-	Journal of Germanic Linguistics	4
-	Language and Literature	4
-	Language Problems & Language Planning	4
-	LiLi-Zeitschrift fuer Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik	4
-	Acta Linguistica Academica	4
-	Narrative Inquiry	4
-	Revista Signos	4
-	European Journal of English Studies	4
-	Studia Linguistica	4
-	International Journal of American Linguistics	4
-	Zeitschrift fuer Germanistische Linguistik	4
-	Linguistic Review	4
-	Meta	4
-	Names-A Journal of Onomastics	4
-	Pragmatics & Cognition	4
-	Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada	4
-	Rhetoric Review	4
-	Spanish in Context	4
122	German Quarterly	3
-	Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages	3
-	Beitrage zur Geschichte der Deutschen Sprache und Literatur	3
-	RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica	3
-	Forum for Modern Language Studies	3
-	Forum Italicum	3
-	Neophilologus	3
-	Phonology	3
130	Translation Review	2
-	Zeitschrift fuer Romanische Philologie	2
-	Journal of English and Germanic Philology	2
-	Kritika Kultura	2
-	Language & History	2
-	Anglia-Zeitschrift fuer Englische Philologie	2
-	Revista de Filologia Espanola	2
-	Revue Romane	2
-	Historiographia Linguistica	2
-	Iberoromania	2
-	Linguistique	2
-	Modern Philology	2
-	Estudios Filologicos	2
-	European Journal of Scandinavian Studies	2
-	Studia Neophilologica	2
-	Studies in Philology	2
146	Archiv fuer das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen	1
-	Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies	1
-	Revue des Langues Romanes	1
149	Romance Philology	0