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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

The Monist

Oxford University Press

0026-9662 IF 1.42
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

0002-9637 IF 1.42
Global justice: Theory, Practice, Rhetoric

Global Justice Network

1835-6842 IF 1.42
Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

ASM International

0742-4795 IF 1.42
Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society

Wiley

0009-4536 IF 1.42
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0163-4356 IF 1.42
Nonlinearity

IOP Publishing

0951-7715 IF 1.42
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0271-6798 IF 1.41
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Elsevier

1525-8610 IF 1.41
Journal of Endovascular Therapy

SAGE Publishing

1526-6028 IF 1.41
Developmental Biology

Elsevier

0012-1606 IF 1.41
Academic Emergency Medicine

Wiley

1069-6563 IF 1.41
Biotropica

Wiley

0006-3606 IF 1.41
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Wiley

0012-1622 IF 1.41
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

0009-2363 IF 1.41
Annales Geophysicae

Copernicus Publications

0992-7689 IF 1.41
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Wiley

0300-9475 IF 1.41
Atherosclerosis

Elsevier BV

0021-9150 IF 1.41
Journal of Surgical Research

Elsevier BV

0022-4804 IF 1.40
Developmental Psychology

American Psychological Association

0012-1649 IF 1.40
International Journal of Audiology

Taylor & Francis

1499-2027 IF 1.40
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

0939-7248 IF 1.40
Tropical Animal Health and Production

Springer Science+Business Media

0049-4747 IF 1.40
Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A Chemistry

Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society, Section A: Chemistry

2149-0120 IF 1.40
Journal of Women s Health

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

1540-9996 IF 1.39

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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