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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Pragmatics	42
2	System	35
3	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	28
4	Computer Assisted Language Learning	25
5	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	24
6	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	23
-	Language Teaching Research	23
8	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	21
9	Modern Language Journal	19
-	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	19
11	Journal of Pragmatics	18
-	RELC Journal	18
-	Assessing Writing	18
14	TESOL Quarterly	17
-	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	17
-	Journal of Memory and Language	17
-	Language Learning	17
-	Foreign Language Annals	17
-	Journal of Second Language Writing	17
20	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	16
-	Aphasiology	16
-	ELT Journal	16
-	Language Teaching	16
24	English for Specific Purposes	15
-	Recall	15
-	Brain and Language	15
-	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	15
-	Applied Linguistics	15
29	International Journal of Multilingualism	14
-	Language Culture and Curriculum	14
-	Language Testing	14
32	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	13
-	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	13
-	Journal of Child Language	13
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	13
-	Second Language Research	13
-	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	13
-	Journal of Communication Disorders	13
-	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	13
-	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	13
-	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	13
42	Natural Language Engineering	12
-	Language & Communication	12
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	12
-	Language and Education	12
-	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	12
-	Lingua	12
-	Applied Psycholinguistics	12
49	Current Issues in Language Planning	11
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	11

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