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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)
Rank Journal TQCC
1 Journal of Advertising15
2 Comunicar14
3 Computer Assisted Language Learning13
- Telecommunications Policy13
- Pragmatics13
6 International Journal of Advertising12
7 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication11
- Public Relations Review11
9 Recall10
- System10
11 Assessing Writing9
- Journal of Communication9
- New Media & Society9
14 Communication Methods and Measures8
- Communication Theory8
- Political Communication8
- English for Specific Purposes8
18 International Journal of Press-Politics7
- Journalism Studies7
- Language Teaching Research7
- Policy and Internet7
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition7
- TESOL Quarterly7
- Language Teaching7
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools7
- Human Communication Research7
27 Brain and Language6
- Communication Research6
- Journal of Health Communication6
- Journal of Memory and Language6
- Journal of Phonetics6
- Research on Language and Social Interaction6
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies6
- Health Communication6
- Metaphor and Symbol6
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology6
- International Journal of Conflict Management6
- International Journal of Public Opinion Research6
- Media Culture & Society6
- Media Psychology6
- Modern Language Journal6
- Public Understanding of Science6
- Science Communication6
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace6
- Information Communication & Society6
46 Applied Psycholinguistics5
- Language Culture and Curriculum5
- Language Testing5
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology5
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships5
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research5
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes5
- Language Learning5
- Cultural Studies of Science Education5
- Mass Communication and Society5
- Profesional de la Informacion5
- Written Communication5
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture5
- Information Society5
- Language Awareness5
- Applied Linguistics5
- Journalism5
- Journal of Communication Disorders5
- Journal of Second Language Writing5
- Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development5
- Public Opinion Quarterly5
- RELC Journal5
- Applied Linguistics Review5
69 Natural Language Engineering4
- Theory Culture & Society4
- Aphasiology4
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders4
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism4
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4
- Journal of Advertising Research4
- International Multilingual Research Journal4
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer4
- Journal of Language Identity and Education4
- ELT Journal4
- Language Assessment Quarterly4
- Asian Journal of Communication4
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition4
- Poetics4
- Communication Monographs4
- Linguistics and Education4
- Science As Culture4
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching4
- Journalism Practice4
- Journal of Applied Communication Research4
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics4
- Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications4
- Journal of Consumer Culture4
- Management Communication Quarterly4
- Journal of Pragmatics4
- Language and Education4
- Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4
98 Chinese Journal of Communication3
- Language Learning and Development3
- Language Policy3
- Linguistics and Philosophy3
- Interaction Studies3
- Javnost-The Public3
- International Journal of Cultural Studies3
- International Journal of Multilingualism3
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media3
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research3
- Journal of Cultural Economy3
- Language & Communication3
- Current Issues in Language Planning3
- Media International Australia3
- Mind & Language3
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture3
- Second Language Research3
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique3
- Topics in Language Disorders3
- Language and Intercultural Communication3
- First Language3
- Gender and Language3
- Feminist Media Studies3
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics3
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism3
- Space and Culture3
- International Communication Gazette3
- International Journal of Bilingualism3
- International Journal of Cultural Policy3
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication3
- Cognitive Linguistics3
- Journal of Children and Media3
- Journal of Fluency Disorders3
- Journal of African Media Studies3
- Journal of Neurolinguistics3
- Language and Speech3
- Cultural Trends3
- Personal Relationships3
- Language Acquisition3
- Critical Discourse Studies3
- Discourse & Society3
- Games and Culture3
- Foreign Language Annals3
141 Communication Culture & Critique2
- Language Sciences2
- Lingua2
- Linguistic Inquiry2
- Linguistics2
- Literacy2
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication2
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice2
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power2
- Intercultural Pragmatics2
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2
- Journal of Child Language2
- Journal of Linguistic Anthropology2
- Journal of Material Culture2
- Journal of Quantitative Linguistics2
- English World-Wide2
- Language and Cognition2
- Agenda2
- Discourse & Communication2
- Argumentation2
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication2
- Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes2
- Communication Disorders Quarterly2
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research2
- Language Variation and Change2
- Linguistic Review2
- Linguistic Typology2
- South Atlantic Quarterly2
- Studies in Language2
- Memory Studies2
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies2
- Text & Talk2
- Narrative Inquiry2
- Natural Language & Linguistic Theory2
- Translation Studies2
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics2
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies2
- Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies2
- Journal of Language and Politics2
- Journal of Logic Language and Information2
- Journal of Semantics2
- Social Semiotics2
- Television & New Media2
- Visual Communication2
- European Journal of Cultural Studies2
186 Phonetica1
- Postcolonial Studies1
- Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics1
- Pragmatics and Society1
- Public Culture1
- Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada1
- Revista Signos1
- RIDE-The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance1
- Langue Francaise1
- Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies1
- Spanish in Context1
- Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research1
- Translation and Interpreting Studies1
- Translator1
- World Englishes1
(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)
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