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	System	45
2	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	33
3	Computer Assisted Language Learning	28
4	TESOL Quarterly	26
-	Language Teaching Research	26
-	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	26
7	Journal of Second Language Writing	25
8	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	24
-	Applied Linguistics	24
-	Assessing Writing	24
11	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	23
12	Modern Language Journal	22
13	Applied Linguistics Review	21
-	RELC Journal	21
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	21
16	Recall	20
-	ELT Journal	20
-	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	20
-	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	20
-	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	20
-	Language Teaching	20
-	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	20
23	English for Specific Purposes	19
24	Journal of Pragmatics	18
-	Language Learning	18
-	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	18
-	Linguistics and Education	18
28	Brain and Language	17
-	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	17
-	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	17
-	Language and Education	17
32	Journal of Memory and Language	16
33	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	15
-	International Journal of Multilingualism	15
-	Annual Review of Linguistics	15
36	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	14
-	International Journal of Bilingualism	14
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	14
-	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	14
-	Language Assessment Quarterly	14
-	Language Testing	14
-	Applied Psycholinguistics	14
43	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	13
-	Language Awareness	13
-	Aphasiology	13
-	Journal of Communication Disorders	13
-	Journal of Phonetics	13
-	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	13
-	Lingua	13
50	Current Issues in Language Planning	12

-	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	12
-	Language & Communication	12
-	Social Semiotics	12
-	Language Culture and Curriculum	12
-	Language in Society	12
56	Metaphor and Symbol	11
-	Natural Language Engineering	11
-	Digital Scholarship in the Humanities	11
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	11
-	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	11
-	World Englishes	11
-	Journal of Fluency Disorders	11
-	Language and Cognition	11
-	Foreign Language Annals	11
-	Journal of Language and Politics	11
-	Language Policy	11
-	Language Sciences	11
68	Journal of Child Language	10
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	10
-	Language and Intercultural Communication	10
-	Linguistic Inquiry	10
-	Literacy	10
-	Mind & Language	10
-	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	10
-	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	10
-	First Language	10
-	International Multilingual Research Journal	10
-	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	10
79	Journal of Neurolinguistics	9
-	Linguistics Vanguard	9
-	Second Language Research	9
-	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	9
-	Journal of Sociolinguistics	9
84	Linguistics	8
-	Linguistics and Philosophy	8
-	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	8
-	Signs and Society	8
-	Translation Studies	8
-	Language and Speech	8
-	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	8
-	Gender and Language	8
-	Intercultural Pragmatics	8
-	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	8
-	Translator	8
95	Cognitive Linguistics	7
-	English World-Wide	7
-	Interaction Studies	7
-	Journal of Linguistic Anthropology	7
-	Argumentation	7
-	Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics	7
-	Natural Language & Linguistic Theory	7
-	English Today	7
103	Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation	6
-	Linguistic Typology	6
-	Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion	6
-	Pragmatics and Society	6
-	Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies	6
-	International Journal of Lexicography	6
-	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	6
-	Language Matters	6
-	Language Variation and Change	6
-	Australian Journal of Linguistics	6
-	Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes	6
-	Communication Disorders Quarterly	6
-	Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics	6
-	Text & Talk	6
-	Translation and Interpreting Studies	6
-	Journal of Linguistics	6
-	Language Acquisition	6
-	Across Languages and Cultures	6
121	Nordic Journal of Linguistics	5
-	Phonetica	5
-	Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics	5
-	Folia Linguistica	5
-	Gesture	5
-	Studies in Language	5
-	Theoretical Linguistics	5
-	Journal of Semantics	5
-	Langages	5
-	American Speech	5
-	Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies	5
-	Diachronica	5
-	English Language & Linguistics	5
-	Pragmatics	5
-	Review of Cognitive Linguistics	5
-	Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research	5
-	Topics in Language Disorders	5
-	Journal of English Linguistics	5
-	Journal of French Language Studies	5
-	Journal of the International Phonetic Association	5
-	Language Learning and Development	5
142	Names-A Journal of Onomastics	4
-	European Journal of English Studies	4
-	Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada	4
-	Functions of Language	4
-	International Journal of American Linguistics	4
-	Journal of Germanic Linguistics	4
-	Language Problems & Language Planning	4
-	Acta Linguistica Academica	4
-	Narrative Inquiry	4
-	Pragmatics & Cognition	4
-	Revista Signos	4
-	Spanish in Context	4
-	Language and Literature	4
-	Linguistic Review	4
156	RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica	3
-	Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages	3
-	Phonology	3
159	Historiographia Linguistica	2
-	Language & History	2
-	Estudios Filologicos	2
162	Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies	1