Linguistics: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Pragmatics	12
2	Computer Assisted Language Learning	11
3	Recall	9
4	System	8
5	Assessing Writing	6
-	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	6
-	Journal of Memory and Language	6
-	Language Teaching Research	6
9	Language Teaching	5
-	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	5
-	Annual Review of Linguistics	5
-	TESOL Quarterly	5
-	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	5
-	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	5
-	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	5
-	Brain and Language	5
-	English for Specific Purposes	5
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	5
19	Journal of Communication Disorders	4
-	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	4
-	Journal of Phonetics	4
-	Language Culture and Curriculum	4
-	Language Testing	4
-	Applied Linguistics	4
-	Linguistics and Education	4
-	ELT Journal	4
-	RELC Journal	4
-	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	4
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	4
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	4
-	Journal of Pragmatics	4
-	Language Awareness	4
-	Applied Linguistics Review	4
-	Metaphor and Symbol	4
-	Modern Language Journal	4
-	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	4
-	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	4
38	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	3
-	International Journal of Multilingualism	3
-	Topics in Language Disorders	3
-	International Multilingual Research Journal	3
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	3
-	Journal of Second Language Writing	3
-	Language and Education	3
-	Language Assessment Quarterly	3
-	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	3
-	Language Learning and Development	3
-	Language Policy	3
-	Applied Psycholinguistics	3
-	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	3

-	Mind & Language	3
-	First Language	3
-	Foreign Language Annals	3
-	Second Language Research	3
-	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	3
-	International Journal of Bilingualism	3
-	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	3
-	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	3
-	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	3
-	Journal of Fluency Disorders	3
-	Journal of Semantics	3
-	Language and Speech	3
-	Language & Communication	3
-	Language Learning	3
-	Aphasiology	3
-	Linguistics and Philosophy	3
-	Cognitive Linguistics	3
-	Current Issues in Language Planning	3
69	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	2
-	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	2
-	Journal of English Linguistics	2
-	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	2
-	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	2
-	Language Acquisition	2
-	Language Sciences	2
-	Lingua	2
-	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	2
-	Literacy	2
-	Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics	2
-	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	2
-	Natural Language & Linguistic Theory	2
-	Gender and Language	2
-	Social Semiotics	2
-	Intercultural Pragmatics	2
-	Journal of Child Language	2
-	Language and Cognition	2
-	Language and Intercultural Communication	2
-	Language Variation and Change	2
-	Linguistic Inquiry	2
-	Linguistics	2
-	Natural Language Engineering	2
-	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	2
-	Interaction Studies	2
94	Text & Talk	1
-	Translation and Interpreting Studies	1
-	Translator	1
-	Journal of French Language Studies	1
-	Journal of Language and Politics	1
-	Journal of Linguistics	1
-	Journal of Sociolinguistics	1
-	Journal of the International Phonetic Association	1
-	Language and Literature	1
-	Across Languages and Cultures	1
-	Linguistic Review	1
-	Australian Journal of Linguistics	1
-	Linguistics Vanguard	1
-	Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes	1
-	Communication Disorders Quarterly	1
-	Narrative Inquiry	1
-	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	1
-	Diachronica	1
-	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	1
-	Phonology	1
-	Pragmatics & Cognition	1
-	Review of Cognitive Linguistics	1
-	Revista Signos	1
-	Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics	1
-	Spanish in Context	1
-	Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research	1
-	Translation Studies	1
-	World Englishes	1
-	Journal of Linguistic Anthropology	1
-	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	1
-	Langages	1
-	Language & History	1
-	Language Matters	1
-	Language Problems & Language Planning	1
-	American Speech	1
-	Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies	1
-	Argumentation	1
-	Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies	1
-	Linguistic Typology	1
-	Digital Scholarship in the Humanities	1
-	Phonetica	1
-	Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics	1
-	Pragmatics and Society	1
-	English World-Wide	1
-	European Journal of English Studies	1
-	Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada	1
-	Functions of Language	1
-	Gesture	1
-	Signs and Society	1
-	Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies	1
-	Studies in Language	1
145	Language in Society	0
-	English Language & Linguistics	0
-	English Today	0
-	Estudios Filologicos	0
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	0
-	International Journal of Lexicography	0
-	Theoretical Linguistics	0
-	Journal of Germanic Linguistics	0
-	Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages	0
-	Acta Linguistica Academica	0
-	Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation	0
-	Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion	0
-	Names-A Journal of Onomastics	0
-	Nordic Journal of Linguistics	0
-	Folia Linguistica	0
-	RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica	0
-	Historiographia Linguistica	0
-	International Journal of American Linguistics	0