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Best Language and Linguistics journals
1,127 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Language and Linguistics. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 100 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.
| # | Journal | CiteScore | Percentile | Quartile | WoS | ABDC | OA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artificial Intelligence Review | 36.1 | 99th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 2 | Computer Assisted Language Learning | 29.7 | 99th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 3 | Computational Linguistics | 28.8 | 99th | Q1 | AHCI, SCIE, SSCI | – | Yes |
| 4 | RELC Journal | 19.4 | 99th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 5 | Language Teaching Research | 17.8 | 99th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 6 | ReCALL | 14.9 | 99th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 7 | Communication Research | 14.3 | 99th | Q1 | SSCI | A | No |
| 8 | Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching | 13.7 | 99th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 9 | Language Teaching | 12.7 | 99th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 10 | Assessing Writing | 12.1 | 99th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 11 | Artificial Intelligence | 11.9 | 99th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 12 | Annual Review of Applied Linguistics | 10.9 | 98th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 13 | Studies in Second Language Acquisition | 10.8 | 98th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 14 | Annual Review of Linguistics | 10.6 | 98th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 15 | Applied Ontology | 10.6 | 98th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 16 | Communication Theory | 10.5 | 98th | Q1 | SSCI | A | No |
| 17 | Teaching English with Technology | 10.4 | 98th | Q1 | – | – | No |
| 18 | Applied Linguistics | 10.3 | 98th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 19 | System | 10 | 98th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 20 | Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching | 9.7 | 98th | Q1 | SSCI | – | Yes |
| 21 | International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism | 8.7 | 98th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 22 | TESOL Quarterly | 8.6 | 98th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 23 | Journal of Communication | 8.6 | 97th | Q1 | SSCI | A | No |
| 24 | Language Learning | 8.6 | 97th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 25 | Modern Language Journal | 8.4 | 97th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 26 | Applied Linguistics Review | 8.2 | 97th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 27 | Journal of Second Language Writing | 8.1 | 97th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 28 | ELT Journal | 7.7 | 97th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 29 | English for Specific Purposes | 7.5 | 97th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 30 | Language Learning and Technology | 7.4 | 97th | Q1 | SSCI | – | Yes |
| 31 | Speech Communication | 7.4 | 97th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 32 | Journal of English-Medium Instruction | 7.3 | 97th | Q1 | – | – | No |
| 33 | Language, Culture and Curriculum | 7.3 | 96th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 34 | Language Testing | 7 | 96th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 35 | European Journal of Communication | 6.7 | 96th | Q1 | SSCI | B | No |
| 36 | Language Learning Journal | 6.6 | 96th | Q1 | ESCI | – | No |
| 37 | Journal of English for Academic Purposes | 6.5 | 96th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 38 | Critical Inquiry in Language Studies | 6.4 | 96th | Q1 | – | – | No |
| 39 | Bilingualism | 6.3 | 96th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 40 | Language Testing in Asia | 6.2 | 96th | Q1 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 41 | Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education | 6 | 96th | Q1 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 42 | Mind and Language | 6 | 96th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 43 | Natural Language Processing | 6 | 96th | Q1 | AHCI, SCIE, SSCI | – | No |
| 44 | Journal of Language, Identity and Education | 5.9 | 95th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 45 | Cognition | 5.8 | 95th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 46 | International Journal of Multilingualism | 5.8 | 95th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 47 | Language and Education | 5.8 | 95th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 48 | Language in Society | 5.7 | 95th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 49 | Translation Spaces (The Netherlands) | 5.7 | 95th | Q1 | ESCI | – | No |
| 50 | Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural | 5.6 | 95th | Q1 | ESCI | – | No |
| 51 | Applied Psycholinguistics | 5.5 | 95th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 52 | International Journal of Listening | 5.4 | 95th | Q1 | – | – | No |
| 53 | IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching | 5.4 | 95th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 54 | Language Resources and Evaluation | 5.4 | 95th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 55 | International Journal of Speech Technology | 5.3 | 95th | Q1 | – | – | No |
| 56 | Journal of China Tourism Research | 5.3 | 94th | Q1 | ESCI | B | No |
| 57 | International Multilingual Research Journal | 5.3 | 94th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 58 | Discourse and Society | 5.2 | 94th | Q1 | SSCI | A | No |
| 59 | Journal of Memory and Language | 5.2 | 94th | Q1 | SCIE, SSCI | – | No |
| 60 | Language Awareness | 5.2 | 94th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 61 | Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools | 5.2 | 94th | Q1 | SCIE, SSCI | – | No |
| 62 | Current Issues in Language Planning | 5.1 | 94th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 63 | Computers and Composition | 5 | 94th | Q1 | ESCI | – | No |
| 64 | Journal of Child Language | 5 | 94th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 65 | Social Semiotics | 5 | 94th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 66 | Communication Monographs | 4.9 | 94th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 67 | Aphasiology | 4.9 | 93th | Q1 | SCIE, SSCI | – | No |
| 68 | ESP Today | 4.9 | 93th | Q1 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 69 | Interpreter and Translator Trainer | 4.9 | 93th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 70 | Language Assessment Quarterly | 4.9 | 93th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 71 | Asian Englishes | 4.7 | 93th | Q1 | ESCI | – | No |
| 72 | International Journal of Corpus Linguistics | 4.7 | 93th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 73 | International Journal of Language Studies | 4.7 | 93th | Q1 | – | – | No |
| 74 | Journal of Language and Social Psychology | 4.7 | 93th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 75 | Language Policy | 4.7 | 93th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 76 | Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition | 4.6 | 93th | Q1 | SCIE, SSCI | A | No |
| 77 | Journal of Language and Sexuality | 4.6 | 93th | Q1 | ESCI | – | No |
| 78 | Linguistic Typology | 4.6 | 93th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | Yes |
| 79 | Classroom Discourse | 4.6 | 92th | Q1 | ESCI | – | No |
| 80 | Poetics | 4.6 | 92th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 81 | Interpreting | 4.4 | 92th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 82 | Journal of Phonetics | 4.4 | 92th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 83 | Jurnal Ilmiah Peuradeun | 4.4 | 92th | Q1 | ESCI | – | No |
| 84 | Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism | 4.4 | 92th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 85 | Perspectives: Studies in Translation Theory and Practice | 4.4 | 92th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 86 | International Journal of Audiology | 4.3 | 92th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 87 | Journal of Sociolinguistics | 4.3 | 92th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 88 | Linguistics and Education | 4.3 | 92th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 89 | Journal of Psycholinguistic Research | 4.1 | 91th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 90 | Linguistic Landscape | 4.1 | 91th | Q1 | ESCI | – | No |
| 91 | Brain and Language | 4 | 91th | Q1 | SCIE, SSCI | – | No |
| 92 | Discourse Processes | 4 | 91th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 93 | First Language | 4 | 91th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 94 | Journal of Pragmatics | 3.9 | 91th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 95 | Language Learning and Development | 3.9 | 91th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 96 | Multilingua | 3.9 | 91th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 97 | Translation, Cognition and Behavior | 3.9 | 91th | Q1 | – | – | No |
| 98 | International Journal of Applied Linguistics | 3.8 | 91th | Q1 | AHCI, SSCI | – | No |
| 99 | Mind, Culture, and Activity | 3.8 | 91th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 100 | Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research | 3.8 | 90th | Q1 | SCIE, SSCI | – | No |
Rank and percentile are within the Language and Linguistics Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.