Literature & Language

Rank	Journal	Average citations
1	Journal of Advertising	18.289
2	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	16.129
3	Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication	16.060
4	Comunicar	13.200
5	Recall	12.714
6	Telecommunications Policy	11.692
7	RELC Journal	11.094
8	Computer Assisted Language Learning	10.948
9	Communication Theory	10.922
10	Communication Methods and Measures	10.889
11	System	10.805
12	Assessing Writing	10.790
13	International Journal of Advertising	10.725
14	Digital Journalism	10.170
15	Social Media + Society	9.542
16	Public Relations Review	9.140
17	Political Communication	9.118
18	Journal of Communication	9.047
19	Journal of Second Language Writing	8.613
20	Annual Review of Linguistics	7.927
21	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	7.799
22	New Media & Society	7.591
23	Information Society	7.381
24	Communication Research	7.341
25	Language Teaching	7.284
26	Human Communication Research	7.023
27	Media Culture & Society	6.981
28	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	6.805
29	TESOL Quarterly	6.365
30	Applied Linguistics Review	6.344
31	English for Specific Purposes	6.335
32	Public Understanding of Science	6.223
33	Applied Linguistics	6.188
34	Modern Language Journal	5.761
35	Policy and Internet	5.652
36	Journal of Memory and Language	5.614
37	Profesional de la Informacion	5.556
38	Natural Language Engineering	5.553
39	Journalism Studies	5.450
40	Media and Communication	5.449
41	Language Learning	5.430
42	Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture	5.371
43	Journal of Advertising Research	5.367
44	International Journal of Press-Politics	5.328
45	Science Communication	5.260
46	ELT Journal	5.211
47	Language Testing	5.090
48	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	5.085
49	Language Teaching Research	5.071
50	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	5.065

51	Games and Culture	5.000
52	Information Communication & Society	4.978
53	Media Psychology	4.966
54	Journal of Health Communication	4.922
55	Public Opinion Quarterly	4.845
56	Linguistics and Education	4.791
57	Applied Psycholinguistics	4.759
58	Journal of Business and Technical Communication	4.753
59	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	4.699
60	International Multilingual Research Journal	4.667
61	Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace	4.633
62	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	4.582
63	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	4.574
64	International Journal of Conflict Management	4.569
65	Research on Language and Social Interaction	4.518
66	Management Communication Quarterly	4.450
67	Language Awareness	4.446
68	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	4.393
69	Language Assessment Quarterly	4.390
70	Health Communication	4.340
71	Language Culture and Curriculum	4.277
72	Journal of Phonetics	4.275
73	Language and Education	4.274
74	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	4.200
75	Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies	4.132
76	International Journal of Cultural Studies	4.109
77	Metaphor and Symbol	4.036
78	Poetics	4.005
79	Discourse Context & Media	3.925
80	Critical Discourse Studies	3.917
81	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	3.916
82	Written Communication	3.813
83	Mass Communication and Society	3.806
84	Journal of Children and Media	3.805
-	Cultural Studies of Science Education	3.805
86	Journal of Consumer Culture	3.798
87	Journalism Practice	3.753
-	Journal of Communication Disorders	3.753
89	Communication & Sport	3.705
90	Journalism	3.698
91	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	3.679
92	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	3.654
93	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	3.626
94	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	3.623
95	Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications	3.590
96	Brain and Language	3.573
97	Communication Monographs	3.478
98	Personal Relationships	3.463
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	3.463
100	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	3.426
101	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	3.358
102	Javnost-The Public	3.330
103	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	3.250
104	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	3.249
105	Psychology of Popular Media	3.243
106	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	3.237
107	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	3.218
108	International Journal of Business Communication	3.197
109	Mobile Media & Communication	3.178
110	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	3.175
111	Feminist Media Studies	3.157
112	Journal of Pragmatics	3.121
113	International Communication Gazette	3.111
114	Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media	3.098
115	Language Policy	3.090
116	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	3.065
117	Second Language Research	3.007
118	Journal of Language Identity and Education	2.970
119	Language Sciences	2.941
120	Journal of Neurolinguistics	2.922
121	Asian Journal of Communication	2.914
122	Language & Communication	2.857
123	International Journal of Multilingualism	2.854
124	International Journal of Cultural Policy	2.852
125	Current Issues in Language Planning	2.841
126	Linguistic Inquiry	2.838
127	Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly	2.805
128	Aphasiology	2.783
129	Journal of Child Language	2.749
130	Journal of Fluency Disorders	2.728
131	European Journal of Cultural Studies	2.664
132	Literacy	2.647
133	Communications-European Journal of Communication Research	2.592
134	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	2.590
135	Science As Culture	2.563
136	Language and Cognition	2.562
137	Journal of Applied Communication Research	2.535
138	International Journal of Bilingualism	2.520
139	Language and Intercultural Communication	2.477
140	Language Variation and Change	2.465
141	Discourse & Communication	2.450
142	Mind & Language	2.444
143	Theory Culture & Society	2.417
144	Journal of Cultural Economy	2.378
145	Linguistics and Philosophy	2.373
146	Foreign Language Annals	2.339
147	World Englishes	2.317
148	First Language	2.279
149	Lingua	2.277
150	Chinese Journal of Communication	2.245
151	Social Semiotics	2.188
152	Communication Culture & Critique	2.155
153	Communication Disorders Quarterly	2.136
154	Media International Australia	2.125
155	Journal of Language and Politics	2.101
156	Cognitive Linguistics	2.097
157	Gender and Language	2.096
158	Translator	2.038
159	Discourse Studies	2.037
160	Interaction Studies	2.021
161	Language Acquisition	1.947
162	Discourse & Society	1.939
163	English World-Wide	1.932
164	Translation Studies	1.925
165	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	1.923
166	Linguistics	1.919
167	Digital Scholarship in the Humanities	1.917
168	Television & New Media	1.881
169	Cultural Trends	1.879
170	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	1.877
171	Journal of Media Ethics	1.852
172	Language and Speech	1.825
173	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	1.810
174	Argumentation	1.793
-	Translation and Interpreting Studies	1.793

176	Memory Studies	1.777
177	International Journal of Lexicography	1.746
178	European Journal of Communication	1.742
179	Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power	1.721
180	Journal of Semantics	1.710
181	Australian Journal of Linguistics	1.705
182	Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics	1.671
183	Space and Culture	1.657
184	Signs and Society	1.648
185	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	1.644
186	Visual Communication	1.640
187	IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication	1.618
188	Linguistics Vanguard	1.612
189	Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies	1.604
190	Journal of Sociolinguistics	1.588
191	Topics in Language Disorders	1.583
192	Journal of African Media Studies	1.574
193	African Journalism Studies	1.568
194	Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies	1.526
195	South Atlantic Quarterly	1.516
196	Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research	1.515
197	Language Matters	1.512
198	Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies	1.509
199	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	1.506
-	Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies	1.506