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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

Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition)

Elsevier BV

1885-5857 IF 0.91
Pacific Affairs

University of British Columbia

0030-851X IF 0.91
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0272-1716 IF 0.91
Al Mu'azarah

Lembaga Penelitian Universitas Islam Internasional Darullughah Wadda'wah

3026-0361 IF 0.91
Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik

Wiley

0933-5137 IF 0.91
Digestive and Liver Disease

Elsevier BV

1590-8658 IF 0.91
The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery

Elsevier BV

1067-2516 IF 0.90
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Taylor & Francis

0036-5513 IF 0.90
Russian Journal of General Chemistry

Pleiades Publishing

1070-3632 IF 0.90
Theory and Practice in Language Studies

Academy Publication

1799-2591 IF 0.90
Terra Economicus

Southern Federal University

2073-6606 IF 0.90
Journal of Mathematical Physics

American Institute of Physics

0022-2488 IF 0.90
Journal of Human Lactation

SAGE Publishing

0890-3344 IF 0.90
Proceedings of The Nutrition Society

Cambridge University Press

0029-6651 IF 0.90
Archives de Pédiatrie

Elsevier BV

0929-693X IF 0.90
Journal of Palliative Medicine

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

1096-6218 IF 0.90
Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Oxford University Press

2328-8957 IF 0.90
Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

American Mathematical Society

0002-9947 IF 0.90
Economic Development and Cultural Change

University of Chicago Press

0013-0079 IF 0.90
Southern Economic Journal

Wiley

0038-4038 IF 0.90
˜The œSpringer series in sustainable energy policy

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

2524-5589 IF 0.90
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0363-8715 IF 0.89
School Science and Mathematics

Wiley

0036-6803 IF 0.89
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift

Pensoft Publishers

1435-1951 IF 0.89
The Lancet Primary Care

Elsevier

3050-5143 IF 0.89

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
  • 298
  • Springer Nature 204
  • Oxford University Press 194
  • Taylor & Francis 190
  • Elsevier 170
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