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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

South African Family Practice

Taylor & Francis

2078-6190 IF 1.09
Business History

Taylor & Francis

0007-6791 IF 1.09
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology

0065-1400 IF 1.09
ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software

Association for Computing Machinery

0098-3500 IF 1.09
Equine Veterinary Journal

Wiley

0425-1644 IF 1.09
Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Wiley

0022-4006 IF 1.09
Pediatric Transplantation

Wiley

1397-3142 IF 1.09
Language

Linguistic Society of America

0097-8507 IF 1.08
Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology

SAGE Publishing

0003-4894 IF 1.08
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia

African Journals Online

1011-3924 IF 1.08
Low Temperature Physics

American Institute of Physics

1063-777X IF 1.08
Journal of Crustacean Biology

Oxford University Press

0278-0372 IF 1.08
Journal of Egyptian Geophysical Society

Egyptian Geophysical Society

1687-2207 IF 1.08
International Journal of Modern Physics A

World Scientific

0217-751X IF 1.08
Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition

Wiley

1000-9515 IF 1.08
Procedia Structural Integrity

Elsevier BV

2452-3216 IF 1.08
International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Wiley

0736-5748 IF 1.08
Substance Use & Misuse

Taylor & Francis

1082-6084 IF 1.08
Petroleum Science and Technology

Taylor & Francis

1091-6466 IF 1.07
International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Wiley

1756-1841 IF 1.07
AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

0889-2229 IF 1.07
The American Journal of Comparative Law

Oxford University Press

0002-919X IF 1.07
Brain and Development

Elsevier BV

0387-7604 IF 1.07
Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World

United States Department of the Interior

0196-1497 IF 1.07
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1045-9243 IF 1.06

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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