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Best Linguistics and Language journals

1,212 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Linguistics and Language. 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.

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# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Artificial Intelligence Review 36.1 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics 30.7 99th Q1 AHCI, SCIE, SSCI – Yes
3 Computer Assisted Language Learning 29.7 99th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
4 Computational Linguistics 28.8 99th Q1 AHCI, SCIE, SSCI – Yes
5 RELC Journal 19.4 99th Q1 SSCI – No
6 Language Teaching Research 17.8 99th Q1 SSCI – No
7 ReCALL 14.9 99th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
8 Communication Research 14.3 99th Q1 SSCI A No
9 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching 13.7 99th Q1 SSCI – No
10 Language Teaching 12.7 99th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
11 Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 12.4 99th Q1 ESCI – No
12 Assessing Writing 12.1 99th Q1 SSCI – No
13 Artificial Intelligence 11.9 98th Q1 SCIE – No
14 Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 10.9 98th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
15 Studies in Second Language Acquisition 10.8 98th Q1 SSCI – No
16 Annual Review of Linguistics 10.6 98th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
17 Applied Ontology 10.6 98th Q1 SCIE – No
18 Communication Theory 10.5 98th Q1 SSCI A No
19 Teaching English with Technology 10.4 98th Q1 – – No
20 Applied Linguistics 10.3 98th Q1 SSCI – No
21 System 10 98th Q1 SSCI – No
22 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 9.9 98th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
23 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching 9.7 98th Q1 SSCI – Yes
24 Natural Language Processing Journal 9.1 97th Q1 – – Yes
25 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 8.7 97th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
26 Journal of Communication 8.6 97th Q1 SSCI A No
27 Language Learning 8.6 97th Q1 SSCI – No
28 TESOL Quarterly 8.6 97th Q1 SSCI – No
29 Topics in Cognitive Science 8.6 97th Q1 SSCI – No
30 Modern Language Journal 8.4 97th Q1 SSCI – No
31 Applied Linguistics Review 8.2 97th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
32 Journal of Second Language Writing 8.1 97th Q1 SSCI – No
33 Human Communication Research 8 97th Q1 SSCI – No
34 Task-Based Language Teaching 7.8 97th Q1 – – No
35 English for Specific Purposes 7.5 97th Q1 SSCI – No
36 Language Learning and Technology 7.4 97th Q1 SSCI – Yes
37 Speech Communication 7.4 96th Q1 SCIE – No
38 Journal of English-Medium Instruction 7.3 96th Q1 – – No
39 Language, Culture and Curriculum 7.3 96th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
40 Language Testing 7 96th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
41 Neurobiology of Language 6.8 96th Q1 ESCI – Yes
42 Language Learning Journal 6.6 96th Q1 ESCI – No
43 Journal of English for Academic Purposes 6.5 96th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
44 Critical Inquiry in Language Studies 6.4 96th Q1 – – No
45 Bilingualism 6.3 96th Q1 SSCI – No
46 Language Testing in Asia 6.2 96th Q1 ESCI – Yes
47 Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 6 96th Q1 ESCI – Yes
48 Natural Language Processing 6 96th Q1 AHCI, SCIE, SSCI – No
49 Mind and Language 6 95th Q1 SSCI – No
50 Journal of Language, Identity and Education 5.9 95th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
51 Cognition 5.8 95th Q1 SSCI – No
52 International Journal of Multilingualism 5.8 95th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
53 Language and Education 5.8 95th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
54 Metaphor and Symbol 5.8 95th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
55 Language in Society 5.7 95th Q1 SSCI – No
56 Translation Spaces (The Netherlands) 5.7 95th Q1 ESCI – No
57 Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural 5.6 95th Q1 ESCI – No
58 Reading and Writing 5.6 95th Q1 SSCI – No
59 Applied Psycholinguistics 5.5 95th Q1 SSCI – No
60 International Journal of Listening 5.4 95th Q1 – – No
61 Cognitive Psychology 5.4 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
62 IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching 5.4 94th Q1 SSCI – No
63 Language Resources and Evaluation 5.4 94th Q1 SCIE – No
64 Journal of China Tourism Research 5.3 94th Q1 ESCI B No
65 International Journal of Speech Technology 5.3 94th Q1 – – No
66 International Multilingual Research Journal 5.3 94th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
67 Second Language Research 5.3 94th Q1 SSCI – No
68 Discourse and Society 5.2 94th Q1 SSCI A No
69 Journal of Memory and Language 5.2 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
70 Language Awareness 5.2 94th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
71 Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools 5.2 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
72 Transactions of the International Society for Music Information Retrieval 5.2 94th Q1 ESCI – Yes
73 Current Issues in Language Planning 5.1 93th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
74 Discourse 5.1 93th Q1 SSCI – No
75 Computers and Composition 5 93th Q1 ESCI – No
76 Journal of Child Language 5 93th Q1 SSCI – No
77 Social Semiotics 5 93th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
78 Aphasiology 4.9 93th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
79 ESP Today 4.9 93th Q1 ESCI – Yes
80 Interpreter and Translator Trainer 4.9 93th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
81 Language Assessment Quarterly 4.9 93th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
82 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics 4.7 93th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
83 International Journal of Language Studies 4.7 93th Q1 – – No
84 Language Policy 4.7 93th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
85 Asian Englishes 4.7 92th Q1 ESCI – No
86 Journal of Language and Social Psychology 4.7 92th Q1 SSCI – No
87 Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition 4.6 92th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
88 Journal of Language and Sexuality 4.6 92th Q1 ESCI – No
89 Journal of World Languages 4.6 92th Q1 – – Yes
90 Language and Intercultural Communication 4.6 92th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
91 Linguistic Typology 4.6 92th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – Yes
92 Maritime Technology and Research 4.6 92th Q1 – – No
93 Poetics 4.6 92th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
94 Journal of Phonetics 4.4 92th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
95 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 4.4 92th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
96 Perspectives: Studies in Translation Theory and Practice 4.4 92th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
97 Research on Language and Social Interaction 4.4 92th Q1 SSCI – No
98 Applied Corpus Linguistics 4.4 91th Q1 ESCI – No
99 Interpreting 4.4 91th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
100 Public Relations Inquiry 4.3 91th Q1 ESCI B No

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