Literature & Language: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Journal of Advertising	15
2	Comunicar	14
3	Pragmatics	13
-	Computer Assisted Language Learning	13
-	Telecommunications Policy	13
6	International Journal of Advertising	12
7	Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication	11
-	Public Relations Review	11
9	Recall	10
-	System	10
11	Assessing Writing	9
-	Journal of Communication	9
-	New Media & Society	9
14	Political Communication	8
-	English for Specific Purposes	8
-	Communication Methods and Measures	8
-	Communication Theory	8
18	Language Teaching	7
-	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	7
-	Human Communication Research	7
-	International Journal of Press-Politics	7
-	Journalism Studies	7
-	Language Teaching Research	7
-	Policy and Internet	7
-	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	7
-	TESOL Quarterly	7
27	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	6
-	Metaphor and Symbol	6
-	Information Communication & Society	6
-	International Journal of Conflict Management	6
-	International Journal of Public Opinion Research	6
-	Media Culture & Society	6
-	Media Psychology	6
-	Modern Language Journal	6
-	Public Understanding of Science	6
-	Science Communication	6
-	Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace	6
-	Journal of Phonetics	6
-	Brain and Language	6
-	Communication Research	6
-	Journal of Health Communication	6
-	Journal of Memory and Language	6
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	6
-	Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies	6
-	Health Communication	6
46	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	5
-	Applied Linguistics Review	5
-	Applied Linguistics	5
-	Language Awareness	5
-	Journalism	5

-	Journal of Communication Disorders	5
-	Journal of Second Language Writing	5
-	Public Opinion Quarterly	5
-	RELC Journal	5
-	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	5
-	Cultural Studies of Science Education	5
-	Applied Psycholinguistics	5
-	Language Culture and Curriculum	5
-	Language Testing	5
-	Information Society	5
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	5
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	5
-	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	5
-	Language Learning	5
-	Mass Communication and Society	5
-	Profesional de la Informacion	5
-	Written Communication	5
-	Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture	5
69	Journal of Pragmatics	4
-	Language and Education	4
-	Journal of Consumer Culture	4
-	Asian Journal of Communication	4
-	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	4
-	Poetics	4
-	Communication Monographs	4
-	Linguistics and Education	4
-	Science As Culture	4
-	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	4
-	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	4
-	Journalism Practice	4
-	Journal of Applied Communication Research	4
-	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	4
-	Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications	4
-	Management Communication Quarterly	4
-	ELT Journal	4
-	Language Assessment Quarterly	4
-	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	4
-	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	4
-	International Multilingual Research Journal	4
-	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	4
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	4
-	Natural Language Engineering	4
-	Theory Culture & Society	4
-	Aphasiology	4
-	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	4
-	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	4
-	Journal of Advertising Research	4
98	Language Acquisition	3
-	Games and Culture	3
-	International Journal of Bilingualism	3
-	International Journal of Cultural Policy	3
-	Cognitive Linguistics	3
-	Journal of African Media Studies	3
-	Cultural Trends	3
-	Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics	3
-	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	3
-	Space and Culture	3
-	International Communication Gazette	3
-	Journal of Business and Technical Communication	3
-	Journal of Children and Media	3
-	Journal of Fluency Disorders	3
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	3
-	Language and Speech	3
-	Personal Relationships	3
-	Critical Discourse Studies	3
-	Discourse & Society	3
-	Foreign Language Annals	3
-	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	3
-	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	3
-	Language and Intercultural Communication	3
-	First Language	3
-	Gender and Language	3
-	International Journal of Cultural Studies	3
-	International Journal of Multilingualism	3
-	Journal of Cultural Economy	3
-	Current Issues in Language Planning	3
-	Chinese Journal of Communication	3
-	Language Learning and Development	3
-	Language Policy	3
-	Linguistics and Philosophy	3
-	Interaction Studies	3
-	Javnost-The Public	3
-	Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media	3
-	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	3
-	Language & Communication	3
-	Media International Australia	3
-	Mind & Language	3
-	Second Language Research	3
-	Topics in Language Disorders	3
-	Feminist Media Studies	3
141	Journal of Semantics	2
-	European Journal of Cultural Studies	2
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	2
-	Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies	2
-	Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies	2
-	Journal of Language and Politics	2
-	Journal of Logic Language and Information	2
-	Text & Talk	2
-	Narrative Inquiry	2
-	Natural Language & Linguistic Theory	2
-	Translation Studies	2
-	Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes	2
-	Communication Disorders Quarterly	2
-	Communications-European Journal of Communication Research	2
-	Language Variation and Change	2
-	Linguistic Review	2
-	Linguistic Typology	2
-	South Atlantic Quarterly	2
-	Studies in Language	2
-	Memory Studies	2
-	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	2
-	Social Semiotics	2
-	Television & New Media	2
-	Visual Communication	2
-	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	2
-	English World-Wide	2
-	Language and Cognition	2
-	Agenda	2
-	Argumentation	2
-	Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power	2
-	Intercultural Pragmatics	2
-	Journal of Linguistic Anthropology	2
-	Journal of Material Culture	2
-	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	2
-	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	2

-	Communication Culture & Critique	2
-	Language Sciences	2
-	Lingua	2
-	Linguistic Inquiry	2
-	Linguistics	2
-	Literacy	2
-	Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly	2
-	Journal of Child Language	2
-	Discourse & Communication	2
-	IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication	2
186	Journal of the International Phonetic Association	1
-	English Today	1
-	Language and Literature	1
-	Folia Linguistica	1
-	Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation	1
-	Inter-Asia Cultural Studies	1
-	Canadian Journal of Linguistics-Revue Canadienne de Linguistique	1
-	Celebrity Studies	1
-	Childrens Literature in Education	1
-	Interventions-International Journal of Postcolonial Studies	1
-	Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies	1
-	Journal of English Linguistics	1
-	Journal of Linguistics	1
-	Diachronica	1
-	Theoretical Linguistics	1

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