Linguistics: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	System	44
2	Pragmatics	43
3	Computer Assisted Language Learning	30
-	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	30
5	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	29
6	Assessing Writing	24
-	Language Teaching Research	24
8	Journal of Second Language Writing	23
-	Applied Linguistics	23
-	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	23
-	TESOL Quarterly	23
12	Applied Linguistics Review	22
-	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	22
14	RELC Journal	21
15	Language Teaching	20
-	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	20
-	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	20
-	Modern Language Journal	20
19	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	19
-	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	19
21	ELT Journal	18
-	Language Learning	18
-	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	18
-	English for Specific Purposes	18
-	Recall	18
-	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	18
27	Language and Education	17
-	Linguistics and Education	17
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	17
-	Brain and Language	17
-	Journal of Pragmatics	17
32	Applied Psycholinguistics	15
-	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	15
-	International Journal of Multilingualism	15
-	Journal of Memory and Language	15
36	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	14
-	Journal of Communication Disorders	14
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	14
-	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	14
40	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	13
-	Language Assessment Quarterly	13
-	Language Testing	13
-	Annual Review of Linguistics	13
-	Journal of Phonetics	13
-	Aphasiology	13
-	Natural Language Engineering	13
-	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	13
48	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	12
-	Language in Society	12
-	Lingua	12

-	International Journal of Bilingualism	12
52	Language Policy	11
-	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	11
-	Foreign Language Annals	11
-	Social Semiotics	11
-	Language Awareness	11
-	Language & Communication	11
-	Metaphor and Symbol	11
-	Current Issues in Language Planning	11
-	Digital Scholarship in the Humanities	11
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	11
-	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	11
-	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	11
-	Journal of Fluency Disorders	11
65	Language Culture and Curriculum	10
-	Language Sciences	10
-	Mind & Language	10
-	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	10
-	International Multilingual Research Journal	10
-	Journal of Language and Politics	10
-	Language and Cognition	10
-	Language and Intercultural Communication	10
-	Journal of Child Language	10
-	World Englishes	10
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	10
76	Linguistics Vanguard	9
-	Literacy	9
-	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	9
-	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	9
-	First Language	9
-	Gender and Language	9
-	Linguistic Inquiry	9
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	9
84	Journal of Sociolinguistics	8
-	Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics	8
-	Second Language Research	8
-	Intercultural Pragmatics	8
-	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	8
-	Translator	8
-	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	8
-	Language and Speech	8
-	Language Variation and Change	8
-	Linguistics	8
-	Linguistics and Philosophy	8
-	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	8
-	Translation Studies	8
97	Language Acquisition	7
-	Language Learning and Development	7
-	Natural Language & Linguistic Theory	7
-	English Today	7
-	Text & Talk	7
-	Topics in Language Disorders	7
-	Language Matters	7
-	Argumentation	7
-	Cognitive Linguistics	7
-	Signs and Society	7
-	Journal of Linguistic Anthropology	7
108	Across Languages and Cultures	6
-	Australian Journal of Linguistics	6
-	Diachronica	6
-	Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics	6
-	Translation and Interpreting Studies	6
-	Journal of French Language Studies	6
-	Journal of Linguistics	6
-	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	6
-	Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation	6
-	Linguistic Typology	6
-	Pragmatics and Society	6
-	English World-Wide	6
-	Interaction Studies	6
121	Journal of the International Phonetic Association	5
-	Language and Literature	5
-	Linguistic Review	5
-	Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes	5
-	Communication Disorders Quarterly	5
-	English Language & Linguistics	5
-	Review of Cognitive Linguistics	5
-	Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research	5
-	Journal of English Linguistics	5
-	Langages	5
-	American Speech	5
-	Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion	5
-	Nordic Journal of Linguistics	5
-	Phonetica	5
-	European Journal of English Studies	5
-	Folia Linguistica	5
-	Gesture	5
-	Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies	5
-	Studies in Language	5
-	International Journal of Lexicography	5
-	Theoretical Linguistics	5
142	Narrative Inquiry	4
-	Pragmatics & Cognition	4
-	Revista Signos	4
-	Spanish in Context	4
-	Journal of Semantics	4
-	Language Problems & Language Planning	4
-	Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies	4
-	Names-A Journal of Onomastics	4
-	Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics	4
-	Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada	4
-	RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica	4
-	International Journal of American Linguistics	4
-	Journal of Germanic Linguistics	4
155	Phonology	3
-	Acta Linguistica Academica	3
-	Functions of Language	3
-	Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages	3
159	Estudios Filologicos	2
-	Language & History	2
-	Historiographia Linguistica	2
162	Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies	0