New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Literature & Language

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation 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 H4-Index
1 Pragmatics43
2 Telecommunications Policy40
- System40
4 New Media & Society34
5 Digital Journalism30
6 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics29
- International Journal of Advertising29
8 Computer Assisted Language Learning27
- Social Media + Society27
10 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development26
- Public Relations Review26
- Health Communication26
13 Information Communication & Society24
- Journal of Advertising24
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research24
16 Language Teaching Research23
- Media Culture & Society23
18 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology21
- RELC Journal21
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies21
- Journal of Communication21
- Assessing Writing21
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition21
- Media and Communication21
25 Language Teaching20
- TESOL Quarterly20
- Journalism Studies20
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication20
- Journal of Second Language Writing20
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships20
31 Applied Linguistics19
- International Journal of Press-Politics19
- Applied Linguistics Review19
- Political Communication19
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture19
36 Journal of Pragmatics18
- Public Understanding of Science18
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes18
- Journalism18
- Journalism Practice18
- Modern Language Journal18
42 Profesional de la Informacion17
- Public Opinion Quarterly17
- Journal of Health Communication17
- Language Learning17
- Brain and Language17
- Comunicar17
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools17
49 Policy and Internet16
- Science Communication16
- Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching16
- Recall16
- ELT Journal16
- Theory Culture & Society16
- Discourse Context & Media16
56 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism15
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition15
- Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching15
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders15
- Mass Communication and Society15
- Psychology of Popular Media15
- Communication Research15
- Feminist Media Studies15
- International Journal of Conflict Management15
- Journal of Memory and Language15
66 Language and Education14
- Linguistics and Education14
- International Journal of Multilingualism14
- Communication Theory14
- English for Specific Purposes14
- Human Communication Research14
- Journal of Language Identity and Education14
- Games and Culture14
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics14
75 European Journal of Cultural Studies13
- Memory Studies13
- Discourse & Society13
- European Journal of Communication13
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly13
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media13
- Media Psychology13
- Cultural Studies of Science Education13
- Poetics13
- Journal of Cultural Economy13
- Language and Intercultural Communication13
- Language Testing13
- Annual Review of Linguistics13
- International Journal of Bilingualism13
- Aphasiology13
- Applied Psycholinguistics13
- Communication & Sport13
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace13
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching13
- Journal of Communication Disorders13
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research13
96 Foreign Language Annals12
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology12
- Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications12
- Language & Communication12
- Mobile Media & Communication12
- Current Issues in Language Planning12
- Journal of Phonetics12
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics12
- Critical Discourse Studies12
- Information Society12
- Management Communication Quarterly12
- Media International Australia12
- Mind & Language12
- Personal Relationships12
110 Journal of Consumer Culture11
- Cultural Trends11
- Lingua11
- Natural Language Engineering11
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics11
- International Journal of Business Communication11
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology11
- International Journal of Cultural Policy11
- Communication Methods and Measures11
- Television & New Media11
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication11
- Journal of Children and Media11
- Language Cognition and Neuroscience11
- Language in Society11
124 Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies10
- Journal of Language and Politics10
- Language Awareness10
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism10
- Metaphor and Symbol10
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power10
- International Journal of Cultural Studies10
- Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies10
- Discourse & Communication10
- Journal of Advertising Research10
- Journal of Child Language10
- Journal of Neurolinguistics10
- Journal of Sociolinguistics10
- Language Assessment Quarterly10
- Journal of Linguistic Anthropology10
- Language Culture and Curriculum10
- Science As Culture10
- South Atlantic Quarterly10
- Chinese Journal of Communication10
- Communication Culture & Critique10
- Digital Scholarship in the Humanities10
- Discourse Studies10
- Journal of Applied Communication Research10
147 International Multilingual Research Journal9
- Asian Journal of Communication9
- Social Semiotics9
- Communication Monographs9
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research9
- Written Communication9
- Language and Cognition9
- Language Learning and Development9
- Language Policy9
- Language Sciences9
- Space and Culture9
- African Journalism Studies9
- Research on Language and Social Interaction9
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication9
- Journal of Fluency Disorders9
162 Linguistics Vanguard8
- Literacy8
- Argumentation8
- Gender and Language8
- Intercultural Pragmatics8
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics8
- Topics in Language Disorders8
- Javnost-The Public8
- World Englishes8
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture8
- Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies8
- Linguistic Inquiry8
- Linguistics8
- Linguistics and Philosophy8
- First Language8
- Text & Talk8
- Cognitive Linguistics8
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice8
- Second Language Research8
- Interaction Studies8
182 Postcolonial Studies7
- Language Acquisition7
- Pragmatics and Society7
- Public Culture7
- Journal of Linguistics7
- Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics7
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication7
- Humor-International Journal of Humor Research7
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer7
- Critical Studies in Media Communication7
- International Communication Gazette7
- Language and Speech7
- Cultural Studies7
- Linguistic Typology7
- Asian Studies Review7
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies7
- Celebrity Studies7
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory7
- Critical Inquiry7
(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)
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