Literature & Language

Rank	Journal	Average citations
1	Journal of Advertising	17.738
2	Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication	16.706
3	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	16.161
4	Recall	12.854
5	Comunicar	12.838
6	Telecommunications Policy	11.979
7	Pragmatics	11.099
8	RELC Journal	10.914
9	Communication Methods and Measures	10.686
10	System	10.580
11	International Journal of Advertising	10.382
12	Computer Assisted Language Learning	10.319
13	Assessing Writing	10.317
14	Digital Journalism	10.311
15	Communication Theory	10.184
16	Social Media + Society	9.719
17	Political Communication	9.257
18	Journal of Communication	8.892
19	Public Relations Review	8.587
20	Journal of Second Language Writing	7.902
21	Annual Review of Linguistics	7.622
22	New Media & Society	7.617
23	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	7.574
24	Language Teaching	7.469
25	Media Culture & Society	7.303
26	Communication Research	7.290
27	Information Society	7.051
28	Human Communication Research	6.594
29	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	6.438
30	Applied Linguistics Review	6.345
31	TESOL Quarterly	6.236
32	English for Specific Purposes	6.114
33	Public Understanding of Science	6.064
34	Applied Linguistics	5.946
35	Policy and Internet	5.618
36	Language Learning	5.571
37	Journal of Memory and Language	5.556
38	Natural Language Engineering	5.523
39	Modern Language Journal	5.509
40	Science Communication	5.451
41	Journalism Studies	5.414
42	Media and Communication	5.381
43	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	5.367
44	Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture	5.320
45	Profesional de la Informacion	5.277
46	International Journal of Press-Politics	5.237
47	Language Testing	5.225
48	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	5.140
49	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	5.120
50	Language Teaching Research	5.105

51	Journal of Advertising Research	5.090
52	ELT Journal	5.032
53	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	5.005
54	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	4.997
55	Media Psychology	4.994
56	Applied Psycholinguistics	4.969
57	Information Communication & Society	4.925
58	Journal of Health Communication	4.868
59	Research on Language and Social Interaction	4.857
60	Linguistics and Education	4.811
61	International Multilingual Research Journal	4.733
62	Games and Culture	4.672
63	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	4.528
64	Public Opinion Quarterly	4.523
65	International Journal of Conflict Management	4.522
66	Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace	4.407
67	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	4.380
68	Health Communication	4.353
69	Theory Culture & Society	4.310
70	Language Awareness	4.210
71	Language Culture and Curriculum	4.206
72	Management Communication Quarterly	4.203
73	Language and Education	4.153
74	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	4.114
75	Language Assessment Quarterly	4.096
76	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	4.049
77	Journal of Consumer Culture	3.991
78	Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies	3.988
79	Mass Communication and Society	3.953
80	Brain and Language	3.920
81	International Journal of Cultural Studies	3.916
82	Metaphor and Symbol	3.905
83	Critical Discourse Studies	3.884
84	Poetics	3.865
85	Written Communication	3.859
86	Discourse Context & Media	3.845
87	Journal of Phonetics	3.839
88	Cultural Studies of Science Education	3.828
89	Journal of Children and Media	3.827
90	Journalism Practice	3.796
91	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	3.788
92	Personal Relationships	3.681
93	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	3.669
94	Journal of Communication Disorders	3.658
95	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	3.623
96	Psychology of Popular Media	3.615
97	Journalism	3.614
98	Communication & Sport	3.586
99	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	3.474
100	Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications	3.435
101	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	3.348
102	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	3.266
103	Communication Monographs	3.257
104	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	3.237
105	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	3.212
106	International Journal of Business Communication	3.196
-	Javnost-The Public	3.196
108	Feminist Media Studies	3.182
109	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	3.161
110	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	3.131
111	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	3.125
112	Journal of Neurolinguistics	3.095
113	Journal of Pragmatics	3.084
114	Mobile Media & Communication	3.078
115	Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media	3.044
116	International Communication Gazette	3.034
117	Second Language Research	3.008
118	Language Policy	3.000
119	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	2.976
120	Journal of Language Identity and Education	2.935
121	Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly	2.906
122	Language Sciences	2.882
123	Linguistic Inquiry	2.800
124	International Journal of Cultural Policy	2.791
125	International Journal of Multilingualism	2.755
126	Aphasiology	2.744
127	Current Issues in Language Planning	2.741
128	Discourse & Communication	2.734
129	Mind & Language	2.733
130	Language & Communication	2.695
131	Language Variation and Change	2.653
132	Journal of Fluency Disorders	2.638
-	Journal of Child Language	2.638
134	European Journal of Cultural Studies	2.600
135	Foreign Language Annals	2.574
136	Communications-European Journal of Communication Research	2.552
137	Language and Cognition	2.511
138	Literacy	2.503
139	Language and Intercultural Communication	2.486
140	Science As Culture	2.484
141	International Journal of Bilingualism	2.476
142	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	2.468
143	Chinese Journal of Communication	2.443
144	World Englishes	2.382
145	Linguistics and Philosophy	2.374
146	Journal of Cultural Economy	2.353
147	Gender and Language	2.340
148	Lingua	2.305
149	First Language	2.244
150	Media International Australia	2.189
151	Social Semiotics	2.186
152	Communication Culture & Critique	2.156
153	Topics in Language Disorders	2.101
154	Communication Disorders Quarterly	2.092
155	Language Acquisition	2.022
156	Interaction Studies	2.011
157	Discourse Studies	2.003
158	Translation Studies	2.000
-	Cognitive Linguistics	2.000
160	Linguistics	1.995
161	Journal of Language and Politics	1.982
162	Journal of Media Ethics	1.962
163	Television & New Media	1.931
164	Discourse & Society	1.908
165	Language and Speech	1.901
166	Cultural Trends	1.889
167	Translator	1.887
168	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	1.884
169	Digital Scholarship in the Humanities	1.879
170	Memory Studies	1.872
171	Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics	1.851
172	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	1.850
173	Translation and Interpreting Studies	1.848
174	English World-Wide	1.836
175	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	1.827

176	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	1.823
177	Argumentation	1.745
178	Language Learning and Development	1.681
179	European Journal of Communication	1.676
180	Signs and Society	1.653
181	Australian Journal of Linguistics	1.651
182	International Journal of Lexicography	1.648
183	Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies	1.635
184	Visual Communication	1.628
185	Journal of Sociolinguistics	1.626
186	Language Matters	1.625
187	South Atlantic Quarterly	1.618
188	Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies	1.615
189	Journal of Semantics	1.607
190	Space and Culture	1.574
191	IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication	1.567
192	African Journalism Studies	1.526
193	Quarterly Journal of Speech	1.523
194	Linguistics Vanguard	1.514
195	Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research	1.507
196	Linguistic Typology	1.495
197	Natural Language & Linguistic Theory	1.494
198	Intercultural Pragmatics	1.485
199	Journal of African Media Studies	1.456
200	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	1.432