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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Pragmatics	43
2	System	42
3	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	30
4	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	27
-	Computer Assisted Language Learning	27
6	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	24
-	Language Teaching Research	24
8	RELC Journal	23
9	Assessing Writing	22
10	Journal of Second Language Writing	21
-	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	21
-	TESOL Quarterly	21
13	Language Teaching	20
-	Applied Linguistics Review	20
15	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	19
-	Applied Linguistics	19
-	Journal of Pragmatics	19
18	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	18
19	Recall	17
-	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	17
-	Language Learning	17
-	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	17
-	Brain and Language	17
-	Modern Language Journal	17
25	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	16
-	ELT Journal	16
27	Language and Education	15
-	Linguistics and Education	15
-	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	15
-	English for Specific Purposes	15
-	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	15
-	Journal of Memory and Language	15
33	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	14
-	International Journal of Multilingualism	14
-	Journal of Communication Disorders	14
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	14
-	Annual Review of Linguistics	14
38	Foreign Language Annals	13
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	13
-	International Journal of Bilingualism	13
-	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	13
-	Applied Psycholinguistics	13
-	Language and Intercultural Communication	13
44	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	12
-	Journal of Phonetics	12
-	Language Testing	12
-	Mind & Language	12
-	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	12
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	12
-	Language & Communication	12

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