Linguistics: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Pragmatics	13
-	Computer Assisted Language Learning	13
3	Recall	10
-	System	10
5	Annual Review of Linguistics	9
-	Assessing Writing	9
-	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	9
8	Language Teaching	8
9	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	7
-	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	7
-	Language Teaching Research	7
-	Metaphor and Symbol	7
-	English for Specific Purposes	7
-	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	7
-	TESOL Quarterly	7
16	Journal of Second Language Writing	6
-	Journal of Memory and Language	6
-	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	6
-	Applied Linguistics Review	6
-	Brain and Language	6
-	Modern Language Journal	6
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	6
23	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	5
-	Journal of Phonetics	5
-	Language Culture and Curriculum	5
-	Language Testing	5
-	Applied Linguistics	5
-	Applied Psycholinguistics	5
-	Linguistics and Education	5
-	RELC Journal	5
-	Journal of Communication Disorders	5
-	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	5
-	Language Awareness	5
-	Language Learning	5
-	Natural Language Engineering	5
-	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	5
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	5
38	Journal of Language Identity and Education	4
-	Language and Education	4
-	Language Assessment Quarterly	4
-	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	4
-	ELT Journal	4
-	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	4
-	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	4
-	International Journal of Multilingualism	4
-	International Multilingual Research Journal	4
-	Journal of Pragmatics	4
-	Language & Communication	4
-	Aphasiology	4
-	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	4

-	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	4
-	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	4
-	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	4
-	Journal of Fluency Disorders	4
55	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	3
-	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	3
-	Language Acquisition	3
-	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	3
-	Language Learning and Development	3
-	Language Policy	3
-	Language Sciences	3
-	Mind & Language	3
-	First Language	3
-	Foreign Language Annals	3
-	Gender and Language	3
-	Second Language Research	3
-	Intercultural Pragmatics	3
-	International Journal of Bilingualism	3
-	Topics in Language Disorders	3
-	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	3
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	3
-	Language and Intercultural Communication	3
-	Language and Speech	3
-	Language Variation and Change	3
-	Linguistic Inquiry	3
-	Linguistics and Philosophy	3
-	Cognitive Linguistics	3
-	Current Issues in Language Planning	3
-	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	3
-	Interaction Studies	3
-	Journal of Child Language	3
82	Lingua	2
-	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	2
-	Linguistic Review	2
-	Linguistics Vanguard	2
-	Literacy	2
-	Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes	2
-	Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics	2
-	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	2
-	Communication Disorders Quarterly	2
-	Narrative Inquiry	2
-	Natural Language & Linguistic Theory	2
-	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	2
-	Pragmatics & Cognition	2
-	Social Semiotics	2
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	2
-	Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research	2
-	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	2
-	Text & Talk	2
-	Journal of Language and Politics	2
-	Journal of Linguistic Anthropology	2
-	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	2
-	Journal of Semantics	2
-	Language and Cognition	2
-	Argumentation	2
-	Linguistics	2
-	Digital Scholarship in the Humanities	2
-	English World-Wide	2
-	Studies in Language	2
-	Translation Studies	2
111	Journal of Linguistics	1
-	Journal of Sociolinguistics	1
-	Journal of the International Phonetic Association	1
-	Language and Literature	1
-	Language in Society	1
-	Across Languages and Cultures	1
-	Australian Journal of Linguistics	1
-	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	1
-	Diachronica	1
-	Phonology	1
-	English Today	1
-	Review of Cognitive Linguistics	1
-	Revista Signos	1
-	Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics	1
-	Spanish in Context	1
-	Translation and Interpreting Studies	1
-	Translator	1
-	Journal of English Linguistics	1
-	Journal of French Language Studies	1
-	Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages	1
-	Langages	1
-	Language & History	1
-	Language Matters	1
-	Language Problems & Language Planning	1
-	Acta Linguistica Academica	1
-	American Speech	1
-	Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies	1
-	Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation	1
-	Linguistic Typology	1
-	Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion	1
-	Names-A Journal of Onomastics	1
-	Nordic Journal of Linguistics	1
-	Phonetica	1
-	Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics	1
-	Pragmatics and Society	1
-	European Journal of English Studies	1
-	Folia Linguistica	1
-	Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada	1
-	Functions of Language	1
-	Gesture	1
-	Signs and Society	1
-	Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies	1
-	International Journal of Lexicography	1
-	Theoretical Linguistics	1
-	World Englishes	1
156	English Language & Linguistics	0
-	Estudios Filologicos	0
-	Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies	0
-	RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica	0
-	Historiographia Linguistica	0
-	International Journal of American Linguistics	0
-	Journal of Germanic Linguistics	0