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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Pragmatics	42
2	System	37
3	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	33
4	Computer Assisted Language Learning	29
5	RELC Journal	21
-	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	21
-	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	21
8	Journal of Pragmatics	20
9	Journal of Second Language Writing	19
-	Modern Language Journal	19
-	Assessing Writing	19
12	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	18
13	Language Learning	17
-	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	17
15	Language Teaching	16
-	Applied Linguistics	16
-	Recall	16
18	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	15
-	Applied Linguistics Review	15
-	TESOL Quarterly	15
-	Brain and Language	15
22	Language Culture and Curriculum	14
-	Journal of Communication Disorders	14
-	ELT Journal	14
-	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	14
-	Journal of Memory and Language	14
27	Lingua	13
-	Mind & Language	13
-	Aphasiology	13
-	English for Specific Purposes	13
-	Foreign Language Annals	13
-	International Journal of Multilingualism	13
33	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	12
-	Linguistics and Education	12
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	12
-	Language and Intercultural Communication	12
-	Annual Review of Linguistics	12
-	Applied Psycholinguistics	12
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	12
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	12
41	Language and Education	11
-	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	11
-	Journal of Language and Politics	11
-	Language & Communication	11
-	Journal of Child Language	11
-	Journal of Fluency Disorders	11
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	11
48	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	10
-	Language Testing	10
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	10

-	Journal of Phonetics	10
-	Linguistics	10
53	Language Assessment Quarterly	9
-	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	9
-	Linguistics Vanguard	9
-	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	9
-	Second Language Research	9
-	Social Semiotics	9
-	Topics in Language Disorders	9
-	Language Awareness	9
-	Language in Society	9
-	Language Sciences	9
-	Linguistic Inquiry	9
-	Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics	9
65	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	8
-	Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics	8
-	Digital Scholarship in the Humanities	8
-	Intercultural Pragmatics	8
-	Language Learning and Development	8
-	Language Policy	8
-	Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies	8
-	Cognitive Linguistics	8
-	International Multilingual Research Journal	8
-	Journal of Linguistic Anthropology	8
75	Gesture	7
-	World Englishes	7
-	Journal of Linguistics	7
-	Language and Speech	7
-	Linguistics and Philosophy	7
-	Literacy	7
-	Pragmatics and Society	7
-	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	7
83	Language Acquisition	6
-	Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation	6
-	Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes	6
-	Revista Signos	6
-	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	6
-	First Language	6
-	Language and Cognition	6
-	Language Variation and Change	6
-	Across Languages and Cultures	6
-	Folia Linguistica	6
-	Interaction Studies	6
94	Journal of the International Phonetic Association	5
-	Language and Literature	5
-	Natural Language & Linguistic Theory	5
-	American Speech	5
-	Phonology	5
-	Argumentation	5
-	Review of Cognitive Linguistics	5
-	Communication Disorders Quarterly	5
-	English World-Wide	5
-	Translation and Interpreting Studies	5
-	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	5
-	Journal of Semantics	5
-	Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics	5
-	Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada	5
-	Signs and Society	5
-	Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies	5
-	Diachronica	5
-	Studies in Language	5
-	English Today	5
-	Translation Studies	5
114	Language Matters	4
-	Language Problems & Language Planning	4
-	Linguistic Review	4
-	Pragmatics & Cognition	4
-	Spanish in Context	4
-	Journal of English Linguistics	4
-	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	4
-	Langages	4
-	Nordic Journal of Linguistics	4
-	Phonetica	4
-	Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion	4
-	Functions of Language	4
-	Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages	4
127	Acta Linguistica Academica	3
-	Journal of French Language Studies	3
-	Names-A Journal of Onomastics	3
-	Australian Journal of Linguistics	3
-	Theoretical Linguistics	3
-	International Journal of Lexicography	3
-	Journal of Germanic Linguistics	3
134	Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies	2
-	Historiographia Linguistica	2
-	RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica	2
-	Estudios Filologicos	2
-	International Journal of American Linguistics	2