JournalsHub
.online
Find My Journal

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

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Elsevier BV

0748-7983 IF 0.77
Indiana University Mathematics Journal

Indiana University

0022-2518 IF 0.77
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B

De Gruyter

0932-0776 IF 0.77
South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal

Centre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud

1960-6060 IF 0.77
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

Elsevier BV

2210-2612 IF 0.77
Journal of Mathematics

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

2314-4629 IF 0.77
ACM SIGMOD Record

Association for Computing Machinery

0163-5808 IF 0.77
ACM Transactions on Computational Logic

Association for Computing Machinery

1529-3785 IF 0.77
Sage Sphere International Journal

Editorial JOGB

3091-1567 IF 0.77
Medicine Science and the Law

SAGE Publishing

0025-8024 IF 0.76
Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine

Springer Science+Business Media

0007-4888 IF 0.76
Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics

Society of Pharmaceutical Tecnocrats

2250-1177 IF 0.76
Electronics Letters

Institution of Engineering and Technology

0013-5194 IF 0.76
Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control

ASM International

0022-0434 IF 0.76
tm - Technisches Messen

R. Oldenbourg Verlag

0171-8096 IF 0.76
Journal of American Folklore

University of Illinois Press

0021-8715 IF 0.76
Journal of Emergency Medicine

Elsevier BV

0736-4679 IF 0.76
Iraqi Journal for Electrical and Electronic Engineering

College of Engineering, University of Basrah

1814-5892 IF 0.76
Journal of Dairy Research

Cambridge University Press

0022-0299 IF 0.75
Nordic Journal of Botany

Wiley

0107-055X IF 0.75
Endocrine Oncology

Bioscientifica

2634-4793 IF 0.75
Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry

Pleiades Publishing

1070-4280 IF 0.75
Beton- und Stahlbetonbau

Wiley

0005-9900 IF 0.75
Pastoral Psychology

Springer Science+Business Media

0031-2789 IF 0.75
Surface Review and Letters

World Scientific

0218-625X IF 0.75

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
Browse by Field
Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Human auditory perception and evaluation Plant and animal studies Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Medicine Climate variability and models Life Sciences Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Physical Sciences Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Quick Links
Science Journals Low APC Journals Free to Publish Fast Publication What is Citation Rate?
Comparison Shortlist
0 journals
Est. APC Budget: $0
Compare Now
Compare 0 Open → Clear
Save your viewing history
You've browsed several journals this session. Sign in to track them in one place and get weekly impact-factor updates.
Save with Google