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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

Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics

The Royal Society of Chemistry

0300-9238 IF 31.00
Journal of the Chemical Society Transactions

The Royal Society of Chemistry

0368-1645 IF 30.00
Faraday Symposia of the Chemical Society

-

0301-5696 IF 28.00
Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1

The Royal Society of Chemistry

1364-5463 IF 28.00
Living Reviews in Relativity

SpringerOpen

1433-8351 IF 27.41
Journal of Materials Chemistry

The Royal Society of Chemistry

0959-9428 IF 26.00
Reviews of Modern Physics

American Physical Society

0034-6861 IF 24.42
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence

IEEE

0162-8828 IF 24.30
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1553-877X IF 24.17
Psychological Bulletin

American Psychological Association

0033-2909 IF 23.00
Environmental Chemistry Letters

Springer Nature

1610-3653 IF 21.84
African Journal of Agricultural Research

Academic Journals

1991-637X IF 21.69
Transactions of the Faraday Society

Royal Society of Chemistry

0014-7672 IF 21.00
Advanced Materials

-

0935-9648 IF 20.72
Immunity

Cell Press

1074-7613 IF 19.59
Nature Communications

Nature Portfolio

2041-1723 IF 17.70
The Lancet

Elsevier BV

0099-5355 IF 17.36
Angewandte Chemie

Wiley

0044-8249 IF 16.60
Journal of the American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society

0002-7863 IF 16.30
Coordination Chemistry Reviews

Elsevier

0010-8545 IF 16.23
Advanced Energy Materials

Wiley

1614-6832 IF 16.22
Nano Energy

Elsevier BV

2211-2855 IF 16.07
Accounts of Chemical Research

American Chemical Society

0001-4842 IF 16.03
Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical

The Royal Society of Chemistry

0022-4944 IF 16.00
The Journal of Negro Education

Howard University

0022-2984 IF 16.00

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.
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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
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  • Springer Nature 204
  • Oxford University Press 194
  • Taylor & Francis 190
  • Elsevier 170
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