New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

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 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 Language Teaching ca. 8
- System ca. 8
5 Recall ca. 7.7
- Journal of Advertising ca. 7.7
- Journal of Second Language Writing 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 Communication Methods and Measures ca. 5.8
- Social Media + Society ca. 5.8
17 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching ca. 5.5
18 Journal of Communication ca. 5.3
19 Annual Review of Linguistics ca. 5.2
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition ca. 5.2
21 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching ca. 5.1
- TESOL Quarterly ca. 5.1
- Digital Journalism ca. 5.1
24 Communication Research ca. 4.9
25 Language Teaching Research ca. 4.7
26 Public Opinion Quarterly ca. 4.6
- New Media & Society ca. 4.6
28 Modern Language Journal ca. 4.5
29 Language Assessment Quarterly ca. 4.4
- Applied Linguistics Review ca. 4.4
- Public Relations Review ca. 4.4
32 Public Understanding of Science ca. 4.3
33 Science Communication ca. 4.2
34 ELT Journal ca. 4
- Journal of Sociolinguistics ca. 4
36 Applied Linguistics ca. 3.9
- International Journal of Press-Politics ca. 3.9
38 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture ca. 3.8
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics ca. 3.8
- Journalism Studies ca. 3.8
41 Information Society ca. 3.7
- Language Policy ca. 3.7
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes ca. 3.7
- Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development ca. 3.7
45 Policy and Internet ca. 3.6
- Information Communication & Society ca. 3.6
47 Journal of Memory and Language ca. 3.5
- Language Learning ca. 3.5
49 Human Communication Research ca. 3.4
50 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics ca. 3.3
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication ca. 3.3
- Journal of Advertising Research ca. 3.3
53 International Journal of Conflict Management ca. 3.2
- Media Culture & Society ca. 3.2
- European Journal of Communication ca. 3.2
- International Journal of Business Communication ca. 3.2
57 Language and Education ca. 3.1
- Media and Communication ca. 3.1
59 Linguistics and Education ca. 3
- Language Awareness ca. 3
- International Multilingual Research Journal ca. 3
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ca. 3
- English for Specific Purposes ca. 3
- Classical Review ca. 3
- Mass Communication and Society ca. 3
- Media Psychology ca. 3
67 Critical Discourse Studies ca. 2.9
- Metaphor and Symbol ca. 2.9
- Health Communication ca. 2.9
- Journal of Health Communication ca. 2.9
71 Language Testing ca. 2.8
- Journal of Fluency Disorders ca. 2.8
- Language Culture and Curriculum ca. 2.8
- Research on Language and Social Interaction ca. 2.8
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly ca. 2.8
76 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism ca. 2.7
- Management Communication Quarterly ca. 2.7
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching ca. 2.7
79 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace ca. 2.6
- Journalism ca. 2.6
- Poetics ca. 2.6
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies ca. 2.6
83 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ca. 2.5
- Discourse Context & Media ca. 2.5
- Written Communication ca. 2.5
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ca. 2.5
- Communication & Sport ca. 2.5
- Natural Language Engineering ca. 2.5
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders ca. 2.5
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology ca. 2.5
91 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition ca. 2.4
- International Journal of Cultural Studies ca. 2.4
- Mind & Language ca. 2.4
- Social Semiotics ca. 2.4
- Applied Psycholinguistics ca. 2.4
- Brain and Language ca. 2.4
- Mobile Media & Communication ca. 2.4
98 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research ca. 2.3
- Journal of Phonetics ca. 2.3
- Journalism Practice 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
- Linguistic Inquiry ca. 2.3
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media ca. 2.3
106 Language Sciences ca. 2.2
- First Language ca. 2.2
- International Journal of Multilingualism ca. 2.2
- Journal of Communication Disorders ca. 2.2
- Language Cognition and Neuroscience ca. 2.2
- Aphasiology ca. 2.2
- Science As Culture ca. 2.2
- Journal of Pragmatics ca. 2.2
- Argumentation ca. 2.2
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory ca. 2.2
- Psychology of Popular Media ca. 2.2
117 Asian Journal of Communication ca. 2.1
- European Journal of Cultural Studies ca. 2.1
- Games and Culture ca. 2.1
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer ca. 2.1
- Feminist Media Studies ca. 2.1
- International Journal of Public Opinion Research ca. 2.1
- Language in Society ca. 2.1
- Journal of Child Language ca. 2.1
125 Communication Monographs ca. 2
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture ca. 2
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism ca. 2
- Personal Relationships ca. 2
- Signs and Society ca. 2
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research ca. 2
- Chinese Journal of Communication ca. 2
- Literacy ca. 2
- Foreign Language Annals ca. 2
- International Communication Gazette ca. 2
135 Discourse Studies ca. 1.9
- Journal of Consumer Culture 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 Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications ca. 1.9
143 Journal of Language and Politics ca. 1.8
- Language and Intercultural Communication ca. 1.8
- International Journal of Lexicography ca. 1.8
- Cognitive Linguistics ca. 1.8
- Journal of Cultural Economy ca. 1.8
- Language & Communication ca. 1.8
149 Language Acquisition ca. 1.7
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication ca. 1.7
- Journal of Applied Communication Research ca. 1.7
- Translation Studies ca. 1.7
- Second Language Research ca. 1.7
- Javnost-The Public ca. 1.7
155 Lingua ca. 1.6
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies ca. 1.6
- Journal of English Linguistics ca. 1.6
- Media International Australia ca. 1.6
- Language Variation and Change ca. 1.6
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique ca. 1.6
- Language and Cognition ca. 1.6
- International Journal of Cultural Policy ca. 1.6
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ca. 1.6
164 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies ca. 1.5
- Journal of Media Ethics 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
- International Journal of Bilingualism ca. 1.5
- Journal of Linguistic Anthropology ca. 1.5
- Journal of Neurolinguistics ca. 1.5
172 Memory Studies ca. 1.4
- Australian Journal of Linguistics ca. 1.4
- Intercultural Pragmatics ca. 1.4
- Cultural Trends ca. 1.4
- Communication Culture & Critique ca. 1.4
- Journal of Roman Studies ca. 1.4
178 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research ca. 1.3
- Diachronica ca. 1.3
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power ca. 1.3
- International Journal of Mobile Communications ca. 1.3
- Linguistics ca. 1.3
- English World-Wide ca. 1.3
- Gender and Language ca. 1.3
- Cultural Studies ca. 1.3
- Quarterly Journal of Speech ca. 1.3
- Visual Communication ca. 1.3
188 World Englishes ca. 1.2
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice ca. 1.2
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication ca. 1.2
- Translator ca. 1.2
- Language Matters ca. 1.2
- Humor-International Journal of Humor Research ca. 1.2
- Space and Culture ca. 1.2
- Linguistic Typology ca. 1.2
- Critical Inquiry ca. 1.2
197 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics ca. 1.1
- Public Culture ca. 1.1
- Rhetoric Society Quarterly ca. 1.1
- Linguistic Review ca. 1.1
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