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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

Pediatric Annals

Elsevier BV

0090-4481 IF 0.78
Strength of Materials

Springer Science+Business Media

0039-2316 IF 0.78
The Bryologist

American Bryological and Lichenological Society

0007-2745 IF 0.78
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

0022-3565 IF 0.78
Survival

Taylor & Francis

0039-6338 IF 0.78
S S Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry

Media Sphera Publishing Group

1997-7298 IF 0.78
The Political Quarterly

Wiley

0032-3179 IF 0.78
SLEEP

Oxford University Press

0161-8105 IF 0.78
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A Mathematics

Cambridge University Press

0308-2105 IF 0.78
MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0361-929X IF 0.78
Public Health and Toxicology

European Publishing

2732-8929 IF 0.78
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Taylor & Francis

0028-8233 IF 0.78
Iraqi Journal of Science

College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad

0067-2904 IF 0.78
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN

Elsevier BV

2405-4577 IF 0.78
The Economic History Review

Wiley

0013-0117 IF 0.77
Scientia Iranica

Sharif University of Technology

1026-3098 IF 0.77
Економіка та суспільство

-

2524-0072 IF 0.77
Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation

Taylor & Francis

0361-0918 IF 0.77
Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils

Springer Science+Business Media

0009-3092 IF 0.77
Change The Magazine of Higher Learning

Taylor & Francis

0009-1383 IF 0.77
Academic Psychiatry

Springer Science+Business Media

1042-9670 IF 0.77
Israel Journal of Mathematics

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

0021-2172 IF 0.77
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings

Taylor & Francis

0899-8280 IF 0.77
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Elsevier BV

1550-7289 IF 0.77
Medical Hypotheses

Elsevier

0306-9877 IF 0.77

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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