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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

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Elsevier BV

0828-282X IF 1.03
Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry

Wiley

0894-3230 IF 1.02
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0885-8985 IF 1.02
Quarterly Journal of Speech

Routledge

0033-5630 IF 1.02
Social Work

Oxford University Press

0037-8046 IF 1.02
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Oxford University Press

0307-6938 IF 1.02
Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy

Central Library of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

1335-2806 IF 1.02
ACM Transactions on Database Systems

Association for Computing Machinery

0362-5915 IF 1.02
Critical Care Medicine

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0090-3493 IF 1.02
Environmental and Climate Technologies

De Gruyter

2255-8837 IF 1.02
Oriental Journal Of Chemistry

Oriental Scientific Publishing Company

0970-020X IF 1.02
Climate Change Economics

World Scientific

2010-0078 IF 1.02
Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Wiley

0004-8380 IF 1.02
Journal of Small Animal Practice

Wiley

0022-4510 IF 1.02
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0196-206X IF 1.02
Town Planning Review

Liverpool University Press

0041-0020 IF 1.02
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Wiley

0021-8294 IF 1.01
Transportation research procedia

Elsevier BV

2352-1457 IF 1.01
American Journal of Transplantation

Elsevier BV

1600-6135 IF 1.01
European Neurology

Karger Publishers

0014-3022 IF 1.01
Pathobiology

Karger Publishers

1015-2008 IF 1.01
Pediatrics in Review

American Academy of Pediatrics

0191-9601 IF 1.01
Российский технологический журнал

MIREA - Russian Technological University

2782-3210 IF 1.01
Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance

Taylor & Francis

0730-3084 IF 1.01
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials

De Gruyter

2194-4946 IF 1.01

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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