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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Pragmatics	42
2	System	39
3	Computer Assisted Language Learning	31
4	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	25
5	Language Teaching Research	23
6	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	22
7	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	21
8	Journal of Second Language Writing	20
-	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	20
-	RELC Journal	20
-	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	20
12	Assessing Writing	19
13	Journal of Pragmatics	18
-	Language Teaching	18
15	TESOL Quarterly	17
-	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	17
17	Applied Linguistics Review	16
-	Modern Language Journal	16
-	Recall	16
-	Applied Linguistics	16
-	ELT Journal	16
22	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	15
-	Brain and Language	15
-	English for Specific Purposes	15
-	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	15
26	Journal of Memory and Language	14
-	Language Learning	14
-	International Journal of Multilingualism	14
-	Journal of Communication Disorders	14
-	Linguistics and Education	14
-	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	14
-	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	14
33	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	13
-	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	13
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	13
-	Foreign Language Annals	13
-	International Journal of Bilingualism	13
38	Aphasiology	12
-	Natural Language Engineering	12
-	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	12
-	Journal of Phonetics	12
-	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	12
-	Language and Education	12
44	Journal of Child Language	11
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	11
-	Language and Intercultural Communication	11
-	Language & Communication	11
-	Journal of Sociolinguistics	11
-	Language Culture and Curriculum	11
-	Language Testing	11

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