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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

IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1089-778X IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1063-6706 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0196-2892 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Image Processing

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1057-7149 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0278-0046 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1551-3203 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0093-9994 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0018-9448 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0018-9456 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1524-9050 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1041-4347 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

IEEE Magnetics Society

0018-9464 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0278-0062 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

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0018-9480 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1045-9227 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

2162-237X IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0018-9499 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0885-8977 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0885-8993 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0885-8950 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1053-587X IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1949-3053 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0098-5589 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0018-9545 IF 10.00

IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1536-1276 IF 10.00

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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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