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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Pragmatics	43
2	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	34
3	Computer Assisted Language Learning	29
4	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	27
5	Applied Linguistics Review	21
6	Journal of Pragmatics	19
-	Language Teaching	19
8	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	18
9	Recall	17
-	ELT Journal	17
11	Annual Review of Linguistics	15
-	Linguistics and Education	15
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	15
-	Language and Education	15
15	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	14
-	International Journal of Multilingualism	14
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	14
18	Metaphor and Symbol	13
-	International Journal of Bilingualism	13
20	Natural Language Engineering	12
-	Journal of Phonetics	12
-	Language and Intercultural Communication	12
-	Language Testing	12
-	Current Issues in Language Planning	12
25	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	11
-	Language Culture and Curriculum	11
-	Lingua	11
-	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	11
-	International Multilingual Research Journal	11
30	Journal of Language and Politics	10
-	Language Assessment Quarterly	10
-	Language Policy	10
-	Language Awareness	10
34	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	9
-	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	9
-	World Englishes	9
-	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	9
-	Language and Cognition	9
-	Language Sciences	9
-	Linguistics Vanguard	9
-	Literacy	9
-	First Language	9
43	Gender and Language	8
-	Text & Talk	8
-	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	8
-	Language Learning and Development	8
-	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	8
-	Argumentation	8
-	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	8
-	Intercultural Pragmatics	8

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