Literature & Language

Rank	Journal	Average citations
1	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	13.334
2	Science Communication	12.331
3	Journal of Advertising	11.376
4	Pragmatics	11.215
5	International Journal of Advertising	10.421
6	Telecommunications Policy	9.806
7	Computer Assisted Language Learning	9.605
8	Digital Journalism	9.224
9	Public Relations Review	8.256
10	System	8.127
11	Communication Methods and Measures	8.064
12	Political Communication	7.637
13	Social Media + Society	7.473
14	Journal of Communication	7.467
15	International Journal of Press-Politics	7.219
16	Communication Theory	6.964
17	Communication Research	6.907
18	Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication	6.879
19	Comunicar	6.862
20	Recall	6.819
21	New Media & Society	6.566
22	Journal of Health Communication	6.475
23	Journal of Memory and Language	6.211
24	Health Communication	6.047
25	RELC Journal	5.977
26	Public Understanding of Science	5.666
27	Language Teaching Research	5.580
28	Journalism Studies	5.543
29	Language Culture and Curriculum	5.542
30	Media and Communication	5.485
31	Information Communication & Society	5.478
32	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	5.463
33	Mobile Media & Communication	5.186
34	Media Culture & Society	5.141
35	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	5.048
36	Language Teaching	5.019
37	Human Communication Research	4.953
38	Information Society	4.916
39	Research on Language and Social Interaction	4.810
40	Annual Review of Linguistics	4.796
41	Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture	4.775
42	Modern Language Journal	4.773
43	Media International Australia	4.765
44	Language Learning	4.681
45	Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media	4.532
46	Assessing Writing	4.508
47	Discourse Context & Media	4.413
48	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	4.409
49	International Journal of Business Communication	4.388
50	Journal of Second Language Writing	4.333

51	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	4.306
52	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	4.305
53	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	4.207
54	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	4.202
55	Journal of Business and Technical Communication	4.158
56	Policy and Internet	4.109
57	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	4.066
58	International Journal of Conflict Management	4.039
59	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	4.012
60	Media Psychology	4.000
61	Brain and Language	3.979
62	TESOL Quarterly	3.976
63	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	3.968
64	Journalism	3.967
65	International Journal of Public Opinion Research	3.947
66	Foreign Language Annals	3.940
67	Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies	3.913
68	Journalism Practice	3.904
69	Mass Communication and Society	3.903
70	Theory Culture & Society	3.901
71	Communication Monographs	3.870
72	Journal of Communication Disorders	3.834
73	Profesional de la Informacion	3.775
74	Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace	3.746
75	English for Specific Purposes	3.743
76	European Journal of Cultural Studies	3.738
77	Television & New Media	3.707
78	Journal of Children and Media	3.700
79	Language Testing	3.698
80	Journal of Neurolinguistics	3.680
-	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	3.680
82	ELT Journal	3.656
83	Aphasiology	3.645
84	Journal of Consumer Culture	3.629
85	Applied Psycholinguistics	3.598
86	Second Language Research	3.491
87	Communication & Sport	3.479
88	Management Communication Quarterly	3.445
89	Current Issues in Language Planning	3.425
-	Poetics	3.425
91	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	3.316
92	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	3.311
93	Language Assessment Quarterly	3.305
94	Science As Culture	3.268
95	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	3.263
96	Written Communication	3.208
97	Journal of Applied Communication Research	3.178
98	Social Semiotics	3.164
99	International Journal of Cultural Studies	3.130
100	Journal of Fluency Disorders	3.101
101	Cultural Trends	3.091
102	Psychology of Popular Media	3.090
103	Natural Language Engineering	3.068
104	Public Opinion Quarterly	3.063
105	Journal of Pragmatics	3.030
106	Journal of Phonetics	3.020
107	Language and Education	3.004
108	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	2.913
-	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	2.913
110	Journal of Advertising Research	2.907
111	Language Awareness	2.895
112	Applied Linguistics	2.877
113	Metaphor and Symbol	2.872
114	Applied Linguistics Review	2.866
115	Discourse & Society	2.814
116	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	2.801
117	Games and Culture	2.733
118	Language & Communication	2.725
119	Asian Journal of Communication	2.716
120	Cultural Studies of Science Education	2.714
121	Linguistics and Education	2.711
122	Chinese Journal of Communication	2.705
123	Mind & Language	2.699
124	International Journal of Multilingualism	2.685
125	Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications	2.679
126	Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly	2.633
127	Journal of Language Identity and Education	2.617
128	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	2.588
129	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	2.580
130	Topics in Language Disorders	2.566
131	First Language	2.565
132	Journal of Semantics	2.549
133	Feminist Media Studies	2.539
134	Language Learning and Development	2.517
135	International Journal of Bilingualism	2.507
136	Javnost-The Public	2.504
137	Cultural Studies	2.478
138	Journal of Child Language	2.476
139	Language Sciences	2.467
140	Language and Intercultural Communication	2.432
141	International Journal of Cultural Policy	2.427
142	Journal of African Media Studies	2.410
143	International Multilingual Research Journal	2.333
144	Personal Relationships	2.316
145	Discourse & Communication	2.291
146	South Atlantic Quarterly	2.265
147	Critical Discourse Studies	2.229
148	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	2.215
149	Communication Culture & Critique	2.181
150	African Journalism Studies	2.176
151	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	2.083
152	Journal of Cultural Economy	2.082
153	Cognitive Linguistics	2.074
154	Interaction Studies	2.057
155	European Journal of Communication	2.005
156	Lingua	2.000
157	Intercultural Pragmatics	1.986
158	Critical Studies in Media Communication	1.964
159	Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics	1.942
160	Linguistic Inquiry	1.930
161	World Englishes	1.924
162	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	1.921
163	Linguistics	1.913
164	Linguistics and Philosophy	1.892
165	International Communication Gazette	1.889
166	Humor-International Journal of Humor Research	1.857
167	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	1.855
168	Narrative Inquiry	1.849
169	Language Acquisition	1.830
170	Linguistic Typology	1.825
171	Gender and Language	1.821
172	Natural Language & Linguistic Theory	1.819
173	Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power	1.813
174	Language and Speech	1.799
175	Journal of Language and Politics	1.798

176	Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics	1.791
177	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	1.778
178	Journal of African Cultural Studies	1.774
179	Space and Culture	1.766
180	IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication	1.710
181	Discourse Studies	1.686
182	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	1.613
183	Linguistics Vanguard	1.590
184	Language Policy	1.575
185	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	1.512
-	Language Variation and Change	1.512
187	Postcolonial Studies	1.488
188	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	1.486
189	Journal of Sociolinguistics	1.481
190	Memory Studies	1.456
191	Public Culture	1.454
192	Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies	1.439
193	Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes	1.432
194	Argumentation	1.413
195	Phonology	1.392
196	Text & Talk	1.385
197	Literacy	1.361
198	Language and Cognition	1.355
199	Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies	1.354
200	Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies	1.342