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Peer Reviewed Journals List (2026)

Browse 6266+ scientific peer reviewed journals with verified citation rates. 1605 are open access and 308 are completely free to publish in. The average citation rate across all listed journals is 4.31.

What Makes a Journal Peer Reviewed?

A peer reviewed journal (also called a refereed journal) subjects every submitted manuscript to evaluation by independent experts before publication. This rigorous process validates methodology, findings, and conclusions. All journals listed on JournalsHub with citation rates are peer reviewed and indexed in major databases like Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ.

Top 10 Peer Reviewed Journals by Citation Rate

#1
BMJ
BMJ · ISSN: 0959-8138
CR: 93.30
#2
New England Journal of Medicine
Massachusetts Medical Society · ISSN: 0028-4793
CR: 91.20
#3
Nature Medicine
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1078-8956
CR: 82.90
#4
Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2
The Royal Society of Chemistry · ISSN: 1364-5471
CR: 82.00
#5
The Lancet
Elsevier BV · ISSN: 0140-6736
CR: 79.30
#6
Nature
Nature Portfolio · ISSN: 0028-0836
CR: 69.50
#7
Cell
Elsevier · ISSN: 0092-8674
CR: 66.80
#8
Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 1 Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases
The Royal Society of Chemistry · ISSN: 0300-9599
CR: 66.00
#9
Faraday Discussions of the Chemical Society
The Royal Society of Chemistry · ISSN: 0301-7249
CR: 65.00
#10
Human Nature
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1045-6767
CR: 64.80

All Peer Reviewed Journals

Heat and Mass Transfer

Springer Science+Business Media

0947-7411 IF 1.91
Journal of Applied Geophysics

Elsevier BV

0926-9851 IF 1.91
Tellus B

Informa

0280-6509 IF 1.91
Global Spine Journal

SAGE Publishing

2192-5682 IF 1.91
Meteorological Applications

Wiley

1350-4827 IF 1.91
ACM SIGMIS Database the DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems

Association for Computing Machinery

1532-0936 IF 1.91
Solar Physics

Springer Nature

0038-0938 IF 1.90
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

IOP Publishing

0741-3335 IF 1.90
Journal of Learning Disabilities

SAGE Publishing

0022-2194 IF 1.90
Journal of Human Evolution

Elsevier BV

0047-2484 IF 1.90
Psychosomatic Medicine

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0033-3174 IF 1.90
Climate and Development

Informa

1756-5529 IF 1.90
SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

0036-1410 IF 1.90
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0160-2446 IF 1.90
Earth Interactions

American Meteorological Society

1087-3562 IF 1.90
Indian Journal of Physics

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science / Springer

0973-1458 IF 1.90
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Wiley

0306-5251 IF 1.90
American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Wiley

0271-3586 IF 1.90
Quality & Quantity

Springer Science+Business Media

0033-5177 IF 1.89
British Journal Of Nutrition

Cambridge University Press

0007-1145 IF 1.89
Clinical & Experimental Allergy

Wiley

0954-7894 IF 1.89
Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers

Elsevier BV

0967-0637 IF 1.89
Children and Youth Services Review

Elsevier BV

0190-7409 IF 1.89
British Journal of Urology

Wiley

1464-4096 IF 1.89
Radiation Research

Radiation Research Society

0033-7587 IF 1.89

Frequently Asked Questions about Peer Reviewed Journals

A peer reviewed journal is an academic publication where submitted manuscripts are evaluated by independent experts (peers) in the same field before publication. This process ensures quality, validity, and significance. Peer review is the gold standard of academic publishing.

Check if the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, or DOAJ. Journals with citation rates have undergone peer review. You can also check the journal's website for their review process. On JournalsHub, all journals with citation rates are peer reviewed.

They are the same thing. Both terms refer to journals where papers are evaluated by field experts before acceptance. The terms are used interchangeably in academic publishing.

Not necessarily. While most reputable open access journals are peer reviewed, some predatory journals claim to be open access without genuine peer review. Always verify by checking indexing in Scopus, Web of Science, or DOAJ before submitting.
At a Glance
6266
Journals
1605
Open Access
4.31
Avg IF
308
Free (No APC)
Top Publishers
  • Elsevier BV 1106
  • Wiley 624
  • Springer Science+Business Media 411
  • 298
  • Springer Nature 204
  • Oxford University Press 194
  • Taylor & Francis 190
  • Elsevier 170
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