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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 System43
- Pragmatics43
3 Telecommunications Policy39
4 New Media & Society33
5 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics31
6 Digital Journalism30
7 International Journal of Advertising29
8 Social Media + Society28
- Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development28
- Computer Assisted Language Learning28
11 Public Relations Review27
12 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research25
- Journal of Advertising25
- Information Communication & Society25
15 Health Communication24
- Language Teaching Research24
17 Assessing Writing23
- Media Culture & Society23
- RELC Journal23
20 Media and Communication22
21 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships21
- Applied Linguistics Review21
- Journal of Second Language Writing21
- TESOL Quarterly21
25 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication20
- Applied Linguistics20
- International Journal of Press-Politics20
- Journalism Studies20
- Language Teaching20
30 Political Communication19
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition19
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture19
- Journalism19
- Journal of Communication19
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology19
36 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools18
- Modern Language Journal18
- Comunicar18
- Journalism Practice18
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes18
- Public Understanding of Science18
- Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching18
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies18
- Journal of Pragmatics18
45 Brain and Language17
- ELT Journal17
- Language Learning17
- Policy and Internet17
- Profesional de la Informacion17
50 Journal of Memory and Language16
- Psychology of Popular Media16
- Communication Research16
- Discourse Context & Media16
- Journal of Health Communication16
- Science Communication16
- Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching16
- Language and Education16
58 Feminist Media Studies15
- International Journal of Conflict Management15
- Recall15
- Mass Communication and Society15
- Public Opinion Quarterly15
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition15
- English for Specific Purposes15
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders15
- Linguistics and Education15
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism15
68 Media International Australia14
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace14
- Cultural Studies of Science Education14
- Annual Review of Linguistics14
- Theory Culture & Society14
- Human Communication Research14
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly14
- Memory Studies14
- International Journal of Multilingualism14
77 Journal of Communication Disorders13
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics13
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research13
- Aphasiology13
- Applied Psycholinguistics13
- Communication & Sport13
- Critical Discourse Studies13
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching13
- Journal of Cultural Economy13
- Journal of Language Identity and Education13
- Poetics13
- Language and Intercultural Communication13
- Games and Culture13
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics13
- International Journal of Bilingualism13
- Communication Theory13
- Discourse & Society13
- European Journal of Communication13
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media13
- European Journal of Cultural Studies13
97 Mind & Language12
- Personal Relationships12
- Television & New Media12
- Current Issues in Language Planning12
- Journal of Phonetics12
- Language Testing12
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology12
- Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications12
- Media Psychology12
- Mobile Media & Communication12
- International Journal of Business Communication12
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology12
109 Language Cognition and Neuroscience11
- Management Communication Quarterly11
- Communication Methods and Measures11
- Information Society11
- Journal of Children and Media11
- Language Assessment Quarterly11
- South Atlantic Quarterly11
- International Journal of Cultural Policy11
- Discourse & Communication11
- Foreign Language Annals11
- Journal of Consumer Culture11
- Lingua11
- Metaphor and Symbol11
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics11
- Natural Language Engineering11
124 Journal of Fluency Disorders10
- Language in Society10
- Research on Language and Social Interaction10
- Chinese Journal of Communication10
- Digital Scholarship in the Humanities10
- Discourse Studies10
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication10
- Language Culture and Curriculum10
- Language Policy10
- Science As Culture10
- Space and Culture10
- Journal of Sociolinguistics10
- Language & Communication10
- Written Communication10
- Journal of Advertising Research10
- Journal of Child Language10
- Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies10
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism10
- International Journal of Cultural Studies10
- International Multilingual Research Journal10
- Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies10
145 African Journalism Studies9
- Second Language Research9
- Communication Culture & Critique9
- Journal of Applied Communication Research9
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication9
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice9
- Language Sciences9
- First Language9
- Journal of Neurolinguistics9
- World Englishes9
- Asian Journal of Communication9
- Social Semiotics9
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics9
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research9
- Cultural Trends9
- Journal of Language and Politics9
- Language Awareness9
- Linguistics Vanguard9
- Literacy9
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power9
165 Interaction Studies8
- Cultural Studies8
- Language and Cognition8
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture8
- Language Learning and Development8
- Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies8
- Linguistic Inquiry8
- Asian Studies Review8
- Cognitive Linguistics8
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory8
- Communication Monographs8
- Topics in Language Disorders8
- International Communication Gazette8
- Postcolonial Studies8
- Gender and Language8
- Intercultural Pragmatics8
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer8
182 International Journal of Mobile Communications7
- Journal of Linguistic Anthropology7
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique7
- Linguistics and Philosophy7
- Celebrity Studies7
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies7
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies7
- Text & Talk7
- Critical Inquiry7
- Language and Speech7
- Critical Studies in Media Communication7
- Javnost-The Public7
- Journal of Linguistics7
- Language Acquisition7
- Pragmatics and Society7
- Argumentation7
- Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics7
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication7
200 Quarterly Journal of Speech6
(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)
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