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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

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Elsevier BV

1499-4046 IF 0.63
International Journal of Qualitative Research

CV. Literasi Indonesia

2798-6047 IF 0.63
Anales de Pediatría

Elsevier BV

1695-4033 IF 0.63
International and Comparative Law Quarterly

Cambridge University Press

0020-5893 IF 0.63
Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics

Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium

0035-7596 IF 0.63
ESMO Real World Data and Digital Oncology

Elsevier

2949-8201 IF 0.63
Health Physics

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0017-9078 IF 0.63
BDJ

Springer Nature

0007-0610 IF 0.63
International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology

Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Engineering and Sciences Publication - BEIESP

2249-8958 IF 0.62
South African Medical Journal

Health and Medical Publishing Group

0256-9574 IF 0.62
Art Education

Taylor & Francis

0004-3125 IF 0.62
Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform

Carl Heymanns Verlag

0026-9301 IF 0.62
Physics Today

AIP Publishing

0031-9228 IF 0.62
The Educational Forum

Taylor & Francis

0013-1725 IF 0.62
The Journal of Immunology

American Association of Immunologists

0022-1767 IF 0.62
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

University of São Paulo

0104-1169 IF 0.62
Experimental Hematology

Elsevier BV

0301-472X IF 0.61
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Elsevier BV

2212-2672 IF 0.61
Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Physics

Pleiades Publishing

1062-8738 IF 0.61
Canadian Journal of Political Science

Cambridge University Press

0008-4239 IF 0.61
Climate Research

Inter-Research Science Center

0936-577X IF 0.61
Nuclear Medicine and Biology

Elsevier BV

0969-8051 IF 0.61
The Physics Teacher

American Association of Physics Teachers

0031-921X IF 0.61
Journal of Clinical and Translational Science

Cambridge University Press

2059-8661 IF 0.61
Journal of Chemical Engineering Research Progress

Universitas Diponegoro

3032-7059 IF 0.61

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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