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 2024
1	Journal of Advertising	ca. 7
2	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	ca. 6.9
3	Computer Assisted Language Learning	ca. 6.6
4	Telecommunications Policy	ca. 6.4
5	Communication Theory	ca. 6.2
-	RELC Journal	ca. 6.2
7	Classical Review	ca. 6
8	International Journal of Advertising	ca. 5.9
9	Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication	ca. 5.7
-	Recall	ca. 5.7
11	System	ca. 5.6
12	Journal of Communication	ca. 5.5
-	Assessing Writing	ca. 5.5
14	Digital Journalism	ca. 5.4
-	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	ca. 5.4
16	Political Communication	ca. 5.1
-	Language Teaching	ca. 5.1
18	Social Media + Society	ca. 4.9
-	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	ca. 4.9
20	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	ca. 4.6
21	Journal of Second Language Writing	ca. 4.5
22	International Journal of Press-Politics	ca. 4.3
-	New Media & Society	ca. 4.3
-	Annual Review of Linguistics	ca. 4.3
25	Language Learning	ca. 4.2
-	Applied Linguistics	ca. 4.2
27	Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture	ca. 4.1
-	Science Communication	ca. 4.1
29	Modern Language Journal	ca. 4
30	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	ca. 3.9
-	TESOL Quarterly	ca. 3.9
32	Language Teaching Research	ca. 3.8
33	Communication Methods and Measures	ca. 3.7
34	Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly	ca. 3.6
-	Policy and Internet	ca. 3.6
36	Public Relations Review	ca. 3.4
-	Applied Linguistics Review	ca. 3.4
-	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	ca. 3.4
39	Human Communication Research	ca. 3.3
-	Information Communication & Society	ca. 3.3
-	Media Culture & Society	ca. 3.3
-	Metaphor and Symbol	ca. 3.3
-	Public Understanding of Science	ca. 3.3
44	Communication Research	ca. 3.2
45	International Journal of Business Communication	ca. 3.1
-	Discourse Context & Media	ca. 3.1
47	Information Society	ca. 3
-	Journal of Memory and Language	ca. 3
49	European Journal of Communication	ca. 2.9
-	Journalism Studies	ca. 2.9

-	Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies	ca. 2.9
-	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	ca. 2.9
53	Language and Education	ca. 2.8
-	Applied Psycholinguistics	ca. 2.8
-	Communication & Sport	ca. 2.8
-	Language Assessment Quarterly	ca. 2.8
57	Mass Communication and Society	ca. 2.7
-	Discourse & Society	ca. 2.7
-	English for Specific Purposes	ca. 2.7
-	Health Communication	ca. 2.7
-	Journalism	ca. 2.7
-	Public Opinion Quarterly	ca. 2.7
63	ELT Journal	ca. 2.6
-	Journal of Sociolinguistics	ca. 2.6
-	Media Psychology	ca. 2.6
-	International Journal of Conflict Management	ca. 2.6
-	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	ca. 2.6
-	Language in Society	ca. 2.6
-	Media and Communication	ca. 2.6
70	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	ca. 2.5
-	Journal of Consumer Culture	ca. 2.5
-	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	ca. 2.5
73	Journal of Phonetics	ca. 2.4
-	Journal of Advertising Research	ca. 2.4
-	Journal of Health Communication	ca. 2.4
-	Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications	ca. 2.4
-	Language Testing	ca. 2.4
-	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	ca. 2.4
-	Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace	ca. 2.4
-	Management Communication Quarterly	ca. 2.4
-	Media International Australia	ca. 2.4
-	Science As Culture	ca. 2.4
83	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	ca. 2.3
-	Brain and Language	ca. 2.3
-	Theory Culture & Society	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	ca. 2.3
-	Communications-European Journal of Communication Research	ca. 2.3
88	Language Awareness	ca. 2.2
-	Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media	ca. 2.2
-	Discourse & Communication	ca. 2.2
-	Language and Intercultural Communication	ca. 2.2
-	Language Culture and Curriculum	ca. 2.2
-	Language Policy	ca. 2.2
-	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	ca. 2.2
-	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	ca. 2.2
-	Personal Relationships	ca. 2.2
-	Written Communication	ca. 2.2
98	International Multilingual Research Journal	ca. 2.1
-	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	ca. 2.1
-	Aphasiology	ca. 2.1
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	ca. 2.1
-	Journal of Children and Media	ca. 2.1
-	Journal of Communication Disorders	ca. 2.1
-	Critical Discourse Studies	ca. 2.1
-	Linguistics and Education	ca. 2.1
106	International Journal of Multilingualism	ca. 2
-	Journalism Practice	ca. 2
-	Journal of Business and Technical Communication	ca. 2
109	Natural Language Engineering	ca. 1.9
-	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	ca. 1.9
-	Chinese Journal of Communication	ca. 1.9
-	Television & New Media	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Cultural Economy	ca. 1.9
114	Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power	ca. 1.8
-	Intercultural Pragmatics	ca. 1.8
-	International Journal of Cultural Studies	ca. 1.8
-	African Journalism Studies	ca. 1.8
-	Communication Culture & Critique	ca. 1.8
-	Postcolonial Studies	ca. 1.8
-	Mobile Media & Communication	ca. 1.8
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	ca. 1.8
-	Current Issues in Language Planning	ca. 1.8
-	IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication	ca. 1.8
-	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	ca. 1.8
-	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	ca. 1.8
-	Mind & Language	ca. 1.8
-	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	ca. 1.8
128	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	ca. 1.7
-	European Journal of Cultural Studies	ca. 1.7
-	Journal of Child Language	ca. 1.7
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	ca. 1.7
-	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	ca. 1.7
-	Journal of Pragmatics	ca. 1.7
-	Feminist Media Studies	ca. 1.7
-	Journal of Applied Communication Research	ca. 1.7
-	Poetics	ca. 1.7
-	Discourse Studies	ca. 1.7
-	Language Variation and Change	ca. 1.7
139	Games and Culture	ca. 1.6
-	Journal of Language and Politics	ca. 1.6
-	First Language	ca. 1.6
-	Psychology of Popular Media	ca. 1.6
-	Linguistic Inquiry	ca. 1.6
-	Linguistic Typology	ca. 1.6
-	International Journal of Cultural Policy	ca. 1.6
-	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	ca. 1.6
-	Topics in Language Disorders	ca. 1.6
148	Foreign Language Annals	ca. 1.5
-	Javnost-The Public	ca. 1.5
-	Critical Studies in Media Communication	ca. 1.5
-	Quarterly Journal of Speech	ca. 1.5
-	Literacy	ca. 1.5
-	International Journal of Bilingualism	ca. 1.5
-	Cultural Studies of Science Education	ca. 1.5
-	Asian Journal of Communication	ca. 1.5
-	Communication Monographs	ca. 1.5
-	South Atlantic Quarterly	ca. 1.5
158	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	ca. 1.4
-	Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies	ca. 1.4
-	International Communication Gazette	ca. 1.4
-	Language & Communication	ca. 1.4
-	Visual Communication	ca. 1.4
-	Critical Inquiry	ca. 1.4
-	Journal of Linguistic Anthropology	ca. 1.4
-	Language and Cognition	ca. 1.4
-	Language Learning and Development	ca. 1.4
-	Journal of Fluency Disorders	ca. 1.4
168	Journal of English Linguistics	ca. 1.3
-	Cultural Trends	ca. 1.3
-	Language Acquisition	ca. 1.3
-	Second Language Research	ca. 1.3
-	Linguistics and Philosophy	ca. 1.3
-	Argumentation	ca. 1.3
-	International Journal of Lexicography	ca. 1.3
-	International Journal of Public Opinion Research	ca. 1.3

-	World Englishes	ca. 1.3
-	Lingua	ca. 1.3
178	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	ca. 1.2
-	Journal of Linguistics	ca. 1.2
-	English Today	ca. 1.2
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	ca. 1.2
-	Gender and Language	ca. 1.2
-	Cognitive Linguistics	ca. 1.2
-	Cultural Studies	ca. 1.2
-	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	ca. 1.2
-	English World-Wide	ca. 1.2
-	Memory Studies	ca. 1.2
-	Interaction Studies	ca. 1.2
-	Translation Studies	ca. 1.2
-	Signs and Society	ca. 1.2
-	Social Semiotics	ca. 1.2
-	Space and Culture	ca. 1.2
193	Humor-International Journal of Humor Research	ca. 1.1
-	Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies	ca. 1.1
-	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	ca. 1.1
-	Phonetica	ca. 1.1
-	Language and Speech	ca. 1.1
-	Language Sciences	ca. 1.1
-	Linguistics	ca. 1.1
-	Asian Studies Review	ca. 1.1

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