  The present study conducts a scientometric study of the Modern Language
Journal literature from 1999 to 2018 based on the database of Web of Science,
2018. A total of 2564 items resulted from the publication name using "Modern
Language Journal" as the search term. Based on the number of publications
during the study period no consistent growth is observed in the research
activities pertaining to the journal. The annual distribution of publications,
number of authors, institution productivity, country wise publications and
Citations are analyzed. Highly productive authors, institutions, and countries
are identified. The results reveal that the maximum number of papers 179 is
published in the year 1999. It was also observed that Byrnes H is the most
productive, contributed 51 publications and Kramsch C is most cited author in
the field having 543 global citations. The highest number (38.26%) of
publications, contributed from USA and the foremost productive establishment
was University of Iowa.
