New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Literature & Language

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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)
Rank Journal TQCC
1 Journal of Advertising17
2 Computer Assisted Language Learning15
- Comunicar15
4 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication13
- Telecommunications Policy13
- Digital Journalism13
7 Pragmatics12
- International Journal of Advertising12
9 Annual Review of Linguistics11
- Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics11
- Public Relations Review11
12 Journal of Communication10
- Recall10
- Social Media + Society10
- System10
16 New Media & Society9
- Assessing Writing9
- Political Communication9
19 Policy and Internet8
- Public Understanding of Science8
- Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching8
- Communication Methods and Measures8
- TESOL Quarterly8
- Communication Theory8
- English for Specific Purposes8
26 Journalism Studies7
- Language Teaching Research7
- Media Culture & Society7
- Communication Research7
- Language Culture and Curriculum7
- Applied Linguistics Review7
- Metaphor and Symbol7
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools7
- Modern Language Journal7
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition7
- Language Teaching7
- Human Communication Research7
- International Journal of Press-Politics7
39 Journal of English for Academic Purposes6
- Journal of Phonetics6
- Journal of Health Communication6
- Journal of Second Language Writing6
- Public Opinion Quarterly6
- RELC Journal6
- Science Communication6
- Written Communication6
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace6
- Language Testing6
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture6
- Information Society6
- International Journal of Conflict Management6
- Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development6
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication6
- Journal of Memory and Language6
- Natural Language Engineering6
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships6
- Management Communication Quarterly6
- Media and Communication6
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology6
- Research on Language and Social Interaction6
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies6
- Information Communication & Society6
63 Games and Culture5
- Journal of Advertising Research5
- Language Learning5
- Mass Communication and Society5
- Media Psychology5
- Profesional de la Informacion5
- Applied Psycholinguistics5
- Brain and Language5
- Discourse Context & Media5
- Health Communication5
- International Multilingual Research Journal5
- Journal of Consumer Culture5
- Cultural Studies of Science Education5
- ELT Journal5
- Journal of Communication Disorders5
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research5
- Applied Linguistics5
- Language and Education5
- Language Awareness5
- Linguistics and Education5
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders5
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching5
- Journalism5
86 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture4
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology4
- Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications4
- Journal of Neurolinguistics4
- Mobile Media & Communication4
- Aphasiology4
- Poetics4
- Language Assessment Quarterly4
- Communication & Sport4
- Critical Discourse Studies4
- Language Policy4
- Science As Culture4
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism4
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4
- International Journal of Cultural Studies4
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer4
- Journal of Pragmatics4
- Journal of Applied Communication Research4
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics4
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research4
- Language Cognition and Neuroscience4
- Media International Australia4
- Personal Relationships4
- Psychology of Popular Media4
- Asian Journal of Communication4
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition4
- Communication Monographs4
- Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4
- International Communication Gazette4
- International Journal of Business Communication4
- Literacy4
- Journalism Practice4
119 First Language3
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics3
- International Journal of Bilingualism3
- International Journal of Cultural Policy3
- Journal of African Media Studies3
- Journal of Cultural Economy3
- Cultural Trends3
- Journal of Language Identity and Education3
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique3
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media3
- Journal of Child Language3
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies3
- Language & Communication3
- Theory Culture & Society3
- Chinese Journal of Communication3
- Communication Culture & Critique3
- Language and Cognition3
- Language and Intercultural Communication3
- Topics in Language Disorders3
- Language Sciences3
- Feminist Media Studies3
- Linguistic Inquiry3
- Linguistics and Philosophy3
- Interaction Studies3
- Javnost-The Public3
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly3
- Cognitive Linguistics3
- International Journal of Multilingualism3
- Current Issues in Language Planning3
- Journal of Children and Media3
- Journal of Fluency Disorders3
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication3
- Mind & Language3
- Second Language Research3
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics3
- Language Acquisition3
- Discourse & Communication3
- Language Variation and Change3
- Discourse & Society3
- Foreign Language Annals3
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism3
160 Argumentation2
- Australian Journal of Linguistics2
- Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies2
- Journal of Quantitative Linguistics2
- English World-Wide2
- Agenda2
- South Atlantic Quarterly2
- Space and Culture2
- Studies in Language2
- Narrative Inquiry2
- Text & Talk2
- Natural Language & Linguistic Theory2
- Journal of Sociolinguistics2
- Language and Speech2
- Translation Studies2
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice2
- African Journalism Studies2
- Journal of Semantics2
- Signs and Society2
- Social Semiotics2
- Language Learning and Development2
- Digital Scholarship in the Humanities2
- Discourse Studies2
- RIDE-The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance2
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication2
- Linguistics2
- Gender and Language2
- Humor-International Journal of Humor Research2
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power2
- Intercultural Pragmatics2
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies2
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory2
- Journal of African Cultural Studies2
- Cultural Studies2
- Journal of Language and Politics2
- Journal of Logic Language and Information2
- European Journal of Cultural Studies2
- Memory Studies2
- Journal of Media Ethics2
- Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research2
- Translation and Interpreting Studies2
(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)
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