New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Literature & Language

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor 2024
1 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics ca. 11.7
2 Computer Assisted Language Learning ca. 8.7
3 System ca. 8
- Language Teaching ca. 8
5 Journal of Second Language Writing ca. 7.7
- Journal of Advertising ca. 7.7
- Recall ca. 7.7
8 Assessing Writing ca. 7.6
9 Communication Theory ca. 7.5
10 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication ca. 7.4
11 International Journal of Advertising ca. 7.3
12 RELC Journal ca. 7.2
13 Telecommunications Policy ca. 6.5
14 Political Communication ca. 5.9
15 Social Media + Society ca. 5.8
- Communication Methods and Measures ca. 5.8
17 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching ca. 5.5
18 Journal of Communication ca. 5.3
19 Studies in Second Language Acquisition ca. 5.2
- Annual Review of Linguistics ca. 5.2
21 Digital Journalism ca. 5.1
- Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching ca. 5.1
- TESOL Quarterly ca. 5.1
24 Communication Research ca. 4.9
25 Language Teaching Research ca. 4.7
26 New Media & Society ca. 4.6
- Public Opinion Quarterly ca. 4.6
28 Modern Language Journal ca. 4.5
29 Public Relations Review ca. 4.4
- Language Assessment Quarterly ca. 4.4
- Applied Linguistics Review ca. 4.4
32 Public Understanding of Science ca. 4.3
33 Science Communication ca. 4.2
34 ELT Journal ca. 4
- Journal of Sociolinguistics ca. 4
36 International Journal of Press-Politics ca. 3.9
- Applied Linguistics ca. 3.9
38 Journalism Studies ca. 3.8
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture ca. 3.8
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics ca. 3.8
41 Language Policy ca. 3.7
- Information Society ca. 3.7
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes ca. 3.7
- Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development ca. 3.7
45 Information Communication & Society ca. 3.6
- Policy and Internet ca. 3.6
47 Language Learning ca. 3.5
- Journal of Memory and Language ca. 3.5
49 Human Communication Research ca. 3.4
50 Journal of Advertising Research ca. 3.3
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics ca. 3.3
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication ca. 3.3
53 European Journal of Communication ca. 3.2
- International Journal of Business Communication ca. 3.2
- Media Culture & Society ca. 3.2
- International Journal of Conflict Management ca. 3.2
57 Language and Education ca. 3.1
- Media and Communication ca. 3.1
59 Language Awareness ca. 3
- International Multilingual Research Journal ca. 3
- Mass Communication and Society ca. 3
- Media Psychology ca. 3
- English for Specific Purposes ca. 3
- Classical Review ca. 3
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ca. 3
- Linguistics and Education ca. 3
67 Journal of Health Communication ca. 2.9
- Health Communication ca. 2.9
- Metaphor and Symbol ca. 2.9
- Critical Discourse Studies ca. 2.9
71 Research on Language and Social Interaction ca. 2.8
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly ca. 2.8
- Language Culture and Curriculum ca. 2.8
- Journal of Fluency Disorders ca. 2.8
- Language Testing ca. 2.8
76 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching ca. 2.7
- Management Communication Quarterly ca. 2.7
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism ca. 2.7
79 Poetics ca. 2.6
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies ca. 2.6
- Journalism ca. 2.6
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace ca. 2.6
83 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders ca. 2.5
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology ca. 2.5
- Natural Language Engineering ca. 2.5
- Communication & Sport ca. 2.5
- Written Communication ca. 2.5
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ca. 2.5
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ca. 2.5
- Discourse Context & Media ca. 2.5
91 International Journal of Cultural Studies ca. 2.4
- Mobile Media & Communication ca. 2.4
- Applied Psycholinguistics ca. 2.4
- Brain and Language ca. 2.4
- Social Semiotics ca. 2.4
- Mind & Language ca. 2.4
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition ca. 2.4
98 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media ca. 2.3
- Journal of Phonetics ca. 2.3
- Linguistic Inquiry ca. 2.3
- Journalism Practice ca. 2.3
- Journal of Children and Media ca. 2.3
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics ca. 2.3
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships ca. 2.3
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research ca. 2.3
106 First Language ca. 2.2
- International Journal of Multilingualism ca. 2.2
- Psychology of Popular Media ca. 2.2
- Aphasiology ca. 2.2
- Science As Culture ca. 2.2
- Argumentation ca. 2.2
- Journal of Communication Disorders ca. 2.2
- Language Cognition and Neuroscience ca. 2.2
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory ca. 2.2
- Journal of Pragmatics ca. 2.2
- Language Sciences ca. 2.2
117 European Journal of Cultural Studies ca. 2.1
- Games and Culture ca. 2.1
- Journal of Child Language ca. 2.1
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer ca. 2.1
- Feminist Media Studies ca. 2.1
- International Journal of Public Opinion Research ca. 2.1
- Language in Society ca. 2.1
- Asian Journal of Communication ca. 2.1
125 Foreign Language Annals ca. 2
- International Communication Gazette ca. 2
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism ca. 2
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture ca. 2
- Chinese Journal of Communication ca. 2
- Literacy ca. 2
- Signs and Society ca. 2
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research ca. 2
- Personal Relationships ca. 2
- Communication Monographs ca. 2
135 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications ca. 1.9
- Journal of Consumer Culture ca. 1.9
- Discourse & Communication ca. 1.9
- Discourse & Society ca. 1.9
- Journal of Language Identity and Education ca. 1.9
- Cultural Studies of Science Education ca. 1.9
- Current Issues in Language Planning ca. 1.9
- Discourse Studies ca. 1.9
143 Language & Communication ca. 1.8
- Journal of Language and Politics ca. 1.8
- Language and Intercultural Communication ca. 1.8
- International Journal of Lexicography ca. 1.8
- Cognitive Linguistics ca. 1.8
- Journal of Cultural Economy ca. 1.8
149 Second Language Research ca. 1.7
- Language Acquisition ca. 1.7
- Javnost-The Public ca. 1.7
- Translation Studies ca. 1.7
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication ca. 1.7
- Journal of Applied Communication Research ca. 1.7
155 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ca. 1.6
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies ca. 1.6
- Journal of English Linguistics ca. 1.6
- Language Variation and Change ca. 1.6
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique ca. 1.6
- Language and Cognition ca. 1.6
- International Journal of Cultural Policy ca. 1.6
- Media International Australia ca. 1.6
- Lingua ca. 1.6
164 Journal of Neurolinguistics ca. 1.5
- Theory Culture & Society ca. 1.5
- Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies ca. 1.5
- Linguistics and Philosophy ca. 1.5
- International Journal of Bilingualism ca. 1.5
- Journal of Media Ethics ca. 1.5
- Journal of Linguistic Anthropology ca. 1.5
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies ca. 1.5
172 Australian Journal of Linguistics ca. 1.4
- Intercultural Pragmatics ca. 1.4
- Cultural Trends ca. 1.4
- Communication Culture & Critique ca. 1.4
- Journal of Roman Studies ca. 1.4
- Memory Studies ca. 1.4
178 Quarterly Journal of Speech ca. 1.3
- Visual Communication ca. 1.3
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power ca. 1.3
- Diachronica ca. 1.3
- Linguistics ca. 1.3
- English World-Wide ca. 1.3
- Gender and Language ca. 1.3
- International Journal of Mobile Communications ca. 1.3
- Cultural Studies ca. 1.3
- Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research ca. 1.3
188 Language Matters ca. 1.2
- Humor-International Journal of Humor Research ca. 1.2
- Space and Culture ca. 1.2
- Linguistic Typology ca. 1.2
- Critical Inquiry ca. 1.2
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication ca. 1.2
- Translator ca. 1.2
- World Englishes ca. 1.2
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice ca. 1.2
197 Television & New Media ca. 1.1
- Celebrity Studies ca. 1.1
- Language and Speech ca. 1.1
- Journal of Linguistics ca. 1.1
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