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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Pragmatics	42
2	Computer Assisted Language Learning	31
3	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	25
4	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	22
5	Journal of Pragmatics	18
-	Language Teaching	18
7	ELT Journal	16
-	Applied Linguistics Review	16
-	Recall	16
10	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	15
-	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	15
12	International Journal of Multilingualism	14
-	Linguistics and Education	14
14	International Journal of Bilingualism	13
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	13
16	Journal of Phonetics	12
-	Natural Language Engineering	12
-	Language and Education	12
19	Language and Intercultural Communication	11
-	Language Culture and Curriculum	11
-	Language Testing	11
-	Lingua	11
23	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	10
-	Annual Review of Linguistics	10
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	10
-	Metaphor and Symbol	10
-	Current Issues in Language Planning	10
28	Journal of Language and Politics	9
-	Journal of Linguistic Anthropology	9
-	Language Policy	9
-	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	9
-	Language Awareness	9
-	Linguistics	9
34	Gender and Language	8
-	Language Assessment Quarterly	8
-	Language Learning and Development	8
-	Language Sciences	8
-	Linguistics Vanguard	8
-	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	8
-	Cognitive Linguistics	8
-	World Englishes	8
-	International Multilingual Research Journal	8
-	Linguistics and Philosophy	8
44	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	7
-	Language and Cognition	7
-	Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation	7
-	First Language	7
-	Text & Talk	7
-	Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics	7
-	Humor-International Journal of Humor Research	7

-	Intercultural Pragmatics	7
-	Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies	7
-	Literacy	7
-	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	7
-	Argumentation	7
-	Pragmatics and Society	7
57	English Language & Linguistics	6
-	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	6
-	Gesture	6
-	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	6
-	Across Languages and Cultures	6
-	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	6
-	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	6
-	Journal of Semantics	6
-	Linguistic Inquiry	6
66	Diachronica	5
-	Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies	5
-	Studies in Language	5
-	Translator	5
-	Journal of the International Phonetic Association	5
-	Langue Francaise	5
-	Meta	5
-	American Speech	5
-	Revista Signos	5
-	English World-Wide	5
-	Translation and Interpreting Studies	5
-	Translation Studies	5
-	Journal of English Linguistics	5
-	Journal of Linguistics	5
-	Language Acquisition	5
-	Language and Literature	5
-	Language Matters	5
-	Language Variation and Change	5
-	Linguistic Typology	5
-	Natural Language & Linguistic Theory	5
-	Phonetica	5
-	Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics	5
-	Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion	5
89	Rhetoric Review	4
-	English Today	4
-	Folia Linguistica	4
-	Journal of French Language Studies	4
-	Journal of Logic Language and Information	4
-	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	4
-	Langages	4
-	Linguistic Review	4
-	Names-A Journal of Onomastics	4
-	Phonology	4
-	Pragmatics & Cognition	4
-	Review of Cognitive Linguistics	4
-	Spanish in Context	4
-	European Journal of English Studies	4
-	Studia Neophilologica	4
-	Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research	4
-	Functions of Language	4
-	Zeitschrift fuer Germanistische Linguistik	4
-	International Journal of Lexicography	4
-	Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages	4
-	Language Problems & Language Planning	4
-	Acta Linguistica Academica	4
-	Narrative Inquiry	4
-	Nordic Journal of Linguistics	4
-	Australian Journal of Linguistics	4
114	Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada	3
-	Studia Linguistica	3
-	Theoretical Linguistics	3
-	Transactions of the Philological Society	3
-	Neophilologus	3
-	Canadian Journal of Linguistics-Revue Canadienne de Linguistique	3
-	German Quarterly	3
-	Zeitschrift fuer Slawistik	3
-	Journal of Germanic Linguistics	3
-	LiLi-Zeitschrift fuer Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik	3
124	Style	2
-	Forum Italicum	2
-	Historiographia Linguistica	2
-	Translation Review	2
-	International Journal of American Linguistics	2
-	Zeitschrift fuer Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archaologie	2
-	Zeitschrift fuer Romanische Philologie	2
-	Linguistique	2
-	Modern Philology	2
-	Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies	2
-	RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica	2
-	Forum for Modern Language Studies	2
-	Journal of English and Germanic Philology	2
-	Kritika Kultura	2
-	Language & History	2
-	Beitrage zur Geschichte der Deutschen Sprache und Literatur	2
-	Revista de Filologia Espanola	2
141	Estudios Filologicos	1
-	European Journal of Scandinavian Studies	1
-	Iberoromania	1
-	Revue Romane	1
-	Studies in Philology	1
-	Anglia-Zeitschrift fuer Englische Philologie	1
147	Revue des Langues Romanes	0
-	Archiv fuer das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen	0