Literature & Language: Journal Rankings

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 that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)

Rank	Journal	Impact Factor 2025
1	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	ca. 11.7
2	Computer Assisted Language Learning	ca. 8.7
3	System	ca. 8
-	Language Teaching	ca. 8
5	Journal of Second Language Writing	ca. 7.7
-	Journal of Advertising	ca. 7.7
-	Recall	ca. 7.7
8	Assessing Writing	ca. 7.6
9	Communication Theory	ca. 7.5
10	Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication	ca. 7.4
11	International Journal of Advertising	ca. 7.3
12	RELC Journal	ca. 7.2
13	Telecommunications Policy	ca. 6.5
14	Political Communication	ca. 5.9
15	Social Media + Society	ca. 5.8
-	Communication Methods and Measures	ca. 5.8
17	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	ca. 5.5
18	Journal of Communication	ca. 5.3
19	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	ca. 5.2
-	Annual Review of Linguistics	ca. 5.2
21	Digital Journalism	ca. 5.1
-	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	ca. 5.1
-	TESOL Quarterly	ca. 5.1
24	Communication Research	ca. 4.9
25	Language Teaching Research	ca. 4.7
26	New Media & Society	ca. 4.6
-	Public Opinion Quarterly	ca. 4.6
28	Modern Language Journal	ca. 4.5
29	Public Relations Review	ca. 4.4
-	Language Assessment Quarterly	ca. 4.4
-	Applied Linguistics Review	ca. 4.4
32	Public Understanding of Science	ca. 4.3
33	Science Communication	ca. 4.2
34	Journal of Sociolinguistics	ca. 4
-	ELT Journal	ca. 4
36	International Journal of Press-Politics	ca. 3.9
-	Applied Linguistics	ca. 3.9
38	Journalism Studies	ca. 3.8
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	ca. 3.8
-	Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture	ca. 3.8
41	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	ca. 3.7
-	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	ca. 3.7
-	Language Policy	ca. 3.7
-	Information Society	ca. 3.7
45	Policy and Internet	ca. 3.6
-	Information Communication & Society	ca. 3.6
47	Language Learning	ca. 3.5
-	Journal of Memory and Language	ca. 3.5
49	Human Communication Research	ca. 3.4
50	Journal of Advertising Research	ca. 3.3

-	Journal of Business and Technical Communication	ca. 3.3
-	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	ca. 3.3
53	Media Culture & Society	ca. 3.2
-	European Journal of Communication	ca. 3.2
-	International Journal of Business Communication	ca. 3.2
-	International Journal of Conflict Management	ca. 3.2
57	Media and Communication	ca. 3.1
-	Language and Education	ca. 3.1
59	Mass Communication and Society	ca. 3
-	Media Psychology	ca. 3
-	Classical Review	ca. 3
-	English for Specific Purposes	ca. 3
-	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	ca. 3
-	International Multilingual Research Journal	ca. 3
-	Linguistics and Education	ca. 3
-	Language Awareness	ca. 3
67	Journal of Health Communication	ca. 2.9
-	Health Communication	ca. 2.9
-	Critical Discourse Studies	ca. 2.9
-	Metaphor and Symbol	ca. 2.9
71	Research on Language and Social Interaction	ca. 2.8
-	Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly	ca. 2.8
-	Language Culture and Curriculum	ca. 2.8
-	Journal of Fluency Disorders	ca. 2.8
-	Language Testing	ca. 2.8
76	Management Communication Quarterly	ca. 2.7
-	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	ca. 2.7
-	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	ca. 2.7
79	Poetics	ca. 2.6
-	Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies	ca. 2.6
-	Journalism	ca. 2.6
-	Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace	ca. 2.6
83	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	ca. 2.5
-	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	ca. 2.5
-	Communication & Sport	ca. 2.5
-	Natural Language Engineering	ca. 2.5
-	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	ca. 2.5
-	Written Communication	ca. 2.5
-	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	ca. 2.5
-	Discourse Context & Media	ca. 2.5
91	Mobile Media & Communication	ca. 2.4
-	Applied Psycholinguistics	ca. 2.4
-	Brain and Language	ca. 2.4
-	Mind & Language	ca. 2.4
-	Social Semiotics	ca. 2.4
-	International Journal of Cultural Studies	ca. 2.4
-	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	ca. 2.4
98	Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media	ca. 2.3
-	Linguistic Inquiry	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Children and Media	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	ca. 2.3
-	Journalism Practice	ca. 2.3
-	Communications-European Journal of Communication Research	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Phonetics	ca. 2.3
106	Psychology of Popular Media	ca. 2.2
-	Aphasiology	ca. 2.2
-	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	ca. 2.2
-	Science As Culture	ca. 2.2
-	Journal of Pragmatics	ca. 2.2
-	Argumentation	ca. 2.2
-	Journal of Communication Disorders	ca. 2.2
-	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	ca. 2.2
-	International Journal of Multilingualism	ca. 2.2
-	Language Sciences	ca. 2.2
-	First Language	ca. 2.2
117	Journal of Child Language	ca. 2.1
-	Language in Society	ca. 2.1
-	Feminist Media Studies	ca. 2.1
-	International Journal of Public Opinion Research	ca. 2.1
-	Asian Journal of Communication	ca. 2.1
-	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	ca. 2.1
-	European Journal of Cultural Studies	ca. 2.1
-	Games and Culture	ca. 2.1
125	Foreign Language Annals	ca. 2
-	International Communication Gazette	ca. 2
-	Chinese Journal of Communication	ca. 2
-	Literacy	ca. 2
-	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	ca. 2
-	Personal Relationships	ca. 2
-	Signs and Society	ca. 2
-	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	ca. 2
-	Communication Monographs	ca. 2
-	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	ca. 2
135	Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications	ca. 1.9
-	Discourse & Communication	ca. 1.9
-	Discourse & Society	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	ca. 1.9
-	Cultural Studies of Science Education	ca. 1.9
-	Current Issues in Language Planning	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Consumer Culture	ca. 1.9
-	Discourse Studies	ca. 1.9
143	Language & Communication	ca. 1.8
-	International Journal of Lexicography	ca. 1.8
-	Cognitive Linguistics	ca. 1.8
-	Journal of Cultural Economy	ca. 1.8
-	Language and Intercultural Communication	ca. 1.8
-	Journal of Language and Politics	ca. 1.8
149	Second Language Research	ca. 1.7
-	Javnost-The Public	ca. 1.7
-	Translation Studies	ca. 1.7
-	Journal of Applied Communication Research	ca. 1.7
-	IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication	ca. 1.7
-	Language Acquisition	ca. 1.7
155	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	ca. 1.6
-	International Journal of Cultural Policy	ca. 1.6
-	Language Variation and Change	ca. 1.6
-	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	ca. 1.6
-	Language and Cognition	ca. 1.6
-	Media International Australia	ca. 1.6
-	Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies	ca. 1.6
-	Journal of English Linguistics	ca. 1.6
-	Lingua	ca. 1.6
164	Journal of Neurolinguistics	ca. 1.5
-	International Journal of Bilingualism	ca. 1.5
-	Journal of Linguistic Anthropology	ca. 1.5
-	Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies	ca. 1.5
-	Linguistics and Philosophy	ca. 1.5
-	Theory Culture & Society	ca. 1.5
-	Journal of Media Ethics	ca. 1.5
-	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	ca. 1.5
172	Communication Culture & Critique	ca. 1.4
-	Journal of Roman Studies	ca. 1.4
-	Australian Journal of Linguistics	ca. 1.4
-	Intercultural Pragmatics	ca. 1.4

-	Cultural Trends	ca. 1.4
-	Memory Studies	ca. 1.4
178	Quarterly Journal of Speech	ca. 1.3
-	Visual Communication	ca. 1.3
-	Cultural Studies	ca. 1.3
-	Linguistics	ca. 1.3
-	English World-Wide	ca. 1.3
-	Gender and Language	ca. 1.3
-	International Journal of Mobile Communications	ca. 1.3
-	Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power	ca. 1.3
-	Diachronica	ca. 1.3
-	Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research	ca. 1.3
188	Critical Inquiry	ca. 1.2
-	Space and Culture	ca. 1.2
-	Linguistic Typology	ca. 1.2
-	Humor-International Journal of Humor Research	ca. 1.2
-	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	ca. 1.2
-	Language Matters	ca. 1.2
-	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	ca. 1.2
-	Translator	ca. 1.2
-	World Englishes	ca. 1.2
197	Language and Speech	ca. 1.1
-	Television & New Media	ca. 1.1
-	Asian Studies Review	ca. 1.1
-	Language Problems & Language Planning	ca. 1.1

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