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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	System	43
-	Pragmatics	43
3	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	31
4	Computer Assisted Language Learning	28
-	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	28
6	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	25
7	Language Teaching Research	24
8	RELC Journal	23
-	Assessing Writing	23
10	TESOL Quarterly	21
-	Applied Linguistics Review	21
-	Journal of Second Language Writing	21
13	Language Teaching	20
-	Applied Linguistics	20
15	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	19
-	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	19
17	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	18
-	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	18
-	Journal of Pragmatics	18
-	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	18
-	Modern Language Journal	18
22	Language Learning	17
-	Brain and Language	17
-	ELT Journal	17
25	Journal of Memory and Language	16
-	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	16
-	Language and Education	16
28	Recall	15
-	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	15
-	English for Specific Purposes	15
-	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	15
-	Linguistics and Education	15
-	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	15
34	International Journal of Multilingualism	14
-	Annual Review of Linguistics	14
36	Language and Intercultural Communication	13
-	Aphasiology	13
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	13
-	International Journal of Bilingualism	13
-	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	13
-	Journal of Communication Disorders	13
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	13
-	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	13
-	Applied Psycholinguistics	13
45	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	12
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	12
-	Current Issues in Language Planning	12
-	Journal of Phonetics	12
-	Language Testing	12
-	Mind & Language	12

51	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	11
-	Metaphor and Symbol	11
-	Natural Language Engineering	11
-	Foreign Language Annals	11
-	Language Assessment Quarterly	11
-	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	11
-	Lingua	11
58	Research on Language and Social Interaction	10
-	Journal of Child Language	10
-	Journal of Fluency Disorders	10
-	Language & Communication	10
-	Digital Scholarship in the Humanities	10
-	International Multilingual Research Journal	10
-	Journal of Sociolinguistics	10
-	Language Culture and Curriculum	10
-	Language in Society	10
-	Language Policy	10
-	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	10
69	World Englishes	9
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	9
-	Language Awareness	9
-	First Language	9
-	Second Language Research	9
-	Social Semiotics	9
-	Journal of Language and Politics	9
-	Language Sciences	9
-	Linguistics Vanguard	9
-	Literacy	9
-	Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics	9
-	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	9
81	Interaction Studies	8
-	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	8
-	Language and Cognition	8
-	Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies	8
-	Linguistic Inquiry	8
-	Cognitive Linguistics	8
-	Gender and Language	8
-	Intercultural Pragmatics	8
-	Topics in Language Disorders	8
-	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	8
-	Language Learning and Development	8
-	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	8
93	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	7
-	Pragmatics and Society	7
-	Journal of Linguistic Anthropology	7
-	Language and Speech	7
-	Argumentation	7
-	Linguistics and Philosophy	7
-	Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics	7
-	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	7
-	Text & Talk	7
-	Journal of Linguistics	7
-	Language Acquisition	7
-	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	7
105	English World-Wide	6
-	Folia Linguistica	6
-	Gesture	6
-	Signs and Society	6
-	Studies in Language	6
-	Translation Studies	6
-	Journal of Semantics	6
-	Language Matters	6
-	Language Variation and Change	6
-	Linguistics	6
-	Linguistic Typology	6
-	English Today	6
-	Translator	6
-	Journal of English Linguistics	6
-	Language and Literature	6
-	Across Languages and Cultures	6
-	Natural Language & Linguistic Theory	6
122	Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada	5
-	Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies	5
-	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	5
-	Langages	5
-	Language Problems & Language Planning	5
-	American Speech	5
-	Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation	5
-	Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion	5
-	Phonetica	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
-	English Language & Linguistics	5
143	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
-	Spanish in Context	4
-	Journal of the International Phonetic Association	4
-	Australian Journal of Linguistics	4
-	Phonology	4
153	European Journal of English Studies	3
-	Functions of Language	3
-	International Journal of American Linguistics	3
-	Journal of Germanic Linguistics	3
-	Names-A Journal of Onomastics	3
158	RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica	2
-	Historiographia Linguistica	2
-	Language & History	2
-	Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies	2
-	Estudios Filologicos	2