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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

The Journal of Rheumatology

The Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company Limited

0315-162X IF 0.89
Russian Physics Journal

Springer Science+Business Media

1064-8887 IF 0.89
De Economist

Springer Nature

0013-063X IF 0.89
Human Mutation

Wiley

1059-7794 IF 0.89
Placenta

Elsevier BV

0143-4004 IF 0.89
Journal of the London Mathematical Society

Wiley

0024-6107 IF 0.89
Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology

Elsevier BV

1081-1206 IF 0.89
BioMed Research International

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

2314-6133 IF 0.89
Journal of Fluorine Chemistry

Elsevier BV

0022-1139 IF 0.89
MRS Advances

Springer Science+Business Media

2059-8521 IF 0.89
Journal of Vascular Surgery

Elsevier BV

0741-5214 IF 0.89
Semiotica

De Gruyter

0037-1998 IF 0.89
Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0957-5235 IF 0.88
Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education

Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)

1759-667X IF 0.88
Journal of Mining Science

Pleiades Publishing

1062-7391 IF 0.88
Russian Mathematical Surveys

IOP Publishing

0036-0279 IF 0.88
Journal of Electronic Imaging

SPIE

1017-9909 IF 0.88
Springer studies in alternative economics

-

2731-5908 IF 0.88
Laser & Optoelectronics Progress

-

1006-4125 IF 0.88
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Elsevier BV

0360-3016 IF 0.88
Journal of Modern Optics

Taylor & Francis

0950-0340 IF 0.88
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering

SAGE Publishing

0954-4070 IF 0.88
Nuclear Medicine Communications

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0143-3636 IF 0.88
Advances in Applied Probability

Cambridge University Press

0001-8678 IF 0.88
Vojnotehnički Glasnik

University of Defence in Belgrade

0042-8469 IF 0.88

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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