Literature & Language

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor
1 Communication Methods and Measures ca. 11.4
2 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics ca. 10.9
3 Science Communication ca. 9
4 Journal of Communication ca. 7.9
5 Political Communication ca. 7.5
6 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication ca. 7.2
7 Computer Assisted Language Learning ca. 7
8 International Journal of Advertising ca. 6.7
9 Communication Research ca. 6.2
10 Journal of Second Language Writing ca. 6.1
11 System ca. 6
12 Journal of Advertising ca. 5.7
13 Comunicar ca. 5.6
- Telecommunications Policy ca. 5.6
15 Digital Journalism ca. 5.4
16 Social Media + Society ca. 5.2
17 New Media & Society ca. 5
- Human Communication Research ca. 5
19 Mobile Media & Communication ca. 4.9
- Policy and Internet ca. 4.9
- Modern Language Journal ca. 4.9
22 International Journal of Press-Politics ca. 4.8
23 Recall ca. 4.5
24 Journal of Health Communication ca. 4.4
- Language Learning ca. 4.4
26 Journal of Memory and Language ca. 4.3
27 Media Psychology ca. 4.2
- Profesional de la Informacion ca. 4.2
- Language Teaching Research ca. 4.2
- Public Relations Review ca. 4.2
- Information Communication & Society ca. 4.2
32 Language Testing ca. 4.1
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition ca. 4.1
- Public Understanding of Science ca. 4.1
35 Health Communication ca. 3.9
- Assessing Writing ca. 3.9
37 Communication Theory ca. 3.7
38 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition ca. 3.6
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly ca. 3.6
- Language Teaching ca. 3.6
- Applied Linguistics ca. 3.6
42 Information Society ca. 3.5
- Language Culture and Curriculum ca. 3.5
44 Public Opinion Quarterly ca. 3.4
- Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching ca. 3.4
46 International Journal of Conflict Management ca. 3.3
- Media Culture & Society ca. 3.3
48 Annual Review of Linguistics ca. 3.2
- TESOL Quarterly ca. 3.2
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media ca. 3.2
51 Media and Communication ca. 3.1
- Cultural Trends ca. 3.1
53 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching ca. 3
- Mass Communication and Society ca. 3
- Journal of Children and Media ca. 3
- RELC Journal ca. 3
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes ca. 3
- Journalism Studies ca. 3
- Psychology of Popular Media ca. 3
60 Language Assessment Quarterly ca. 2.9
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace ca. 2.9
- Journalism ca. 2.9
63 International Journal of Business Communication ca. 2.8
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies ca. 2.8
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism ca. 2.8
- Games and Culture ca. 2.8
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships ca. 2.8
68 Foreign Language Annals ca. 2.7
- Research on Language and Social Interaction ca. 2.7
- Communication & Sport ca. 2.7
- Chinese Journal of Communication ca. 2.7
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture ca. 2.7
73 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ca. 2.6
- Journal of Consumer Culture ca. 2.6
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics ca. 2.6
- Applied Linguistics Review ca. 2.6
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ca. 2.6
- Science As Culture ca. 2.6
- Asian Journal of Communication ca. 2.6
80 Poetics ca. 2.5
- English for Specific Purposes ca. 2.5
- Natural Language Engineering ca. 2.5
- Management Communication Quarterly ca. 2.5
- Brain and Language ca. 2.5
- Communication Monographs ca. 2.5
- ELT Journal ca. 2.5
- Journal of Advertising Research ca. 2.5
88 Media International Australia ca. 2.4
- Current Issues in Language Planning ca. 2.4
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders ca. 2.4
- European Journal of Cultural Studies ca. 2.4
- European Journal of Communication ca. 2.4
- Second Language Research ca. 2.4
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ca. 2.4
95 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication ca. 2.3
- International Journal of Multilingualism ca. 2.3
- Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development ca. 2.3
- Journal of Applied Communication Research ca. 2.3
- Language Cognition and Neuroscience ca. 2.3
100 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies ca. 2.2
- Discourse & Society ca. 2.2
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication ca. 2.2
- Journal of Child Language ca. 2.2
104 Journal of Language and Social Psychology ca. 2.1
- Journal of Fluency Disorders ca. 2.1
- Review-Literature and Arts of the Americas ca. 2.1
- Applied Psycholinguistics ca. 2.1
- Journalism Practice ca. 2.1
- International Multilingual Research Journal ca. 2.1
- International Journal of Cultural Studies ca. 2.1
111 Linguistic Typology ca. 2
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research ca. 2
- Journal of Neurolinguistics ca. 2
- Social Semiotics ca. 2
- Language Awareness ca. 2
- Mind & Language ca. 2
- Television & New Media ca. 2
- Discourse Context & Media ca. 2
- Aphasiology ca. 2
120 Journal of Sociolinguistics ca. 1.9
- Language and Intercultural Communication ca. 1.9
- Language and Education ca. 1.9
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies ca. 1.9
- International Communication Gazette ca. 1.9
- Journal of Media Ethics ca. 1.9
- Journal of Cultural Economy ca. 1.9
- First Language ca. 1.9
- Journal of Phonetics ca. 1.9
- Written Communication ca. 1.9
- Discourse & Communication ca. 1.9
131 Discourse Studies ca. 1.8
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ca. 1.8
- Language and Cognition ca. 1.8
- International Journal of Public Opinion Research ca. 1.8
- Language and Speech ca. 1.8
- International Journal of Cultural Policy ca. 1.8
137 Cognitive Linguistics ca. 1.7
- Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications ca. 1.7
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication ca. 1.7
- Journal of Communication Disorders ca. 1.7
- Theory Culture & Society ca. 1.7
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power ca. 1.7
- Journal of Language Identity and Education ca. 1.7
- Feminist Media Studies ca. 1.7
- Communication Culture & Critique ca. 1.7
- Critical Inquiry ca. 1.7
147 Journal of Pragmatics ca. 1.6
- World Englishes ca. 1.6
- Language Policy ca. 1.6
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics ca. 1.6
- Personal Relationships ca. 1.6
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory ca. 1.6
- Linguistic Inquiry ca. 1.6
- Linguistics and Education ca. 1.6
- International Journal of Mobile Communications ca. 1.6
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research ca. 1.6
157 Interpreter and Translator Trainer ca. 1.5
- Language Learning and Development ca. 1.5
- Language & Communication ca. 1.5
- Interaction Studies ca. 1.5
- Cultural Studies ca. 1.5
- Celebrity Studies ca. 1.5
- International Journal of Bilingualism ca. 1.5
- Language in Society ca. 1.5
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching ca. 1.5
- Critical Discourse Studies ca. 1.5
- Public Culture ca. 1.5
- Visual Communication ca. 1.5
- South Atlantic Quarterly ca. 1.5
170 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics ca. 1.4
- Topics in Language Disorders ca. 1.4
- Journal of Visual Culture ca. 1.4
173 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory ca. 1.3
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice ca. 1.3
- Humor-International Journal of Humor Research ca. 1.3
- Literacy ca. 1.3
- Javnost-The Public ca. 1.3
- Gender and Language ca. 1.3
- Journal of Language and Politics ca. 1.3
- Phonology ca. 1.3
- Postcolonial Studies ca. 1.3
182 Review of English Studies ca. 1.2
- Asian Studies Review ca. 1.2
- Cultural Studies of Science Education ca. 1.2
- Language Acquisition ca. 1.2
- Argumentation ca. 1.2
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics ca. 1.2
188 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism ca. 1.1
- Intercultural Pragmatics ca. 1.1
- Linguistics and Philosophy ca. 1.1
- Metaphor and Symbol ca. 1.1
- Pragmatics ca. 1.1
- Quarterly Journal of Speech ca. 1.1
- Journal of Linguistics ca. 1.1
- Language Sciences ca. 1.1
- Linguistics ca. 1.1
- Lingua ca. 1.1
- Linguistics Vanguard ca. 1.1
- Memory Studies ca. 1.1
200 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture ca. 1
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