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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

Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society

American Mathematical Society

0002-9939 IF 1.38
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews

GSC Online Press

2581-9615 IF 1.38
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

NRC Research Press

0008-4077 IF 1.37
Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Elsevier BV

0305-1978 IF 1.37
Clinical Radiology

Elsevier BV

0009-9260 IF 1.37
Environmental Technology

Informa

0959-3330 IF 1.37
Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Elsevier BV

1341-321X IF 1.37
Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A

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1093-4529 IF 1.37
The International Journal of Artificial Organs

SAGE Publishing

0391-3988 IF 1.37
The Philosophical Quarterly

Oxford University Press

0031-8094 IF 1.37
Anticancer Research

International Institute of Anticancer Research (IIAR) Conferences 1997. Athens, Greece. Abstracts

0250-7005 IF 1.37
Chinese Journal of Lasers

Science Press

0258-7025 IF 1.37
Journal of Immunological Methods

Elsevier BV

0022-1759 IF 1.37
Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering

De Gruyter

0013-5585 IF 1.36
Synthesis

Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

0039-7881 IF 1.36
ACM Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization

Association for Computing Machinery

1544-3566 IF 1.36
International Journal of STD & AIDS

SAGE Publishing

0956-4624 IF 1.36
Leukemia & lymphoma/Leukemia and lymphoma

Taylor & Francis

1026-8022 IF 1.36
Toxicon

Elsevier BV

0041-0101 IF 1.36
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

American Society of Civil Engineers

0733-9429 IF 1.36
Quaternary International

Elsevier BV

1040-6182 IF 1.36
Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Wiley

1530-8669 IF 1.36
Journal of Perinatal Medicine

De Gruyter

0300-5577 IF 1.36
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open

Elsevier

2688-1152 IF 1.36
Journal of Counseling Psychology

American Psychological Association

0022-0167 IF 1.36

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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