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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

Tér és Társadalom

Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Eötvös Lóránd Research Network

0237-7683 IF 0.57
Current History

University of California Press

0011-3530 IF 0.57
The Social Studies

Taylor & Francis

0037-7996 IF 0.57
ORL

Karger Publishers

0301-1569 IF 0.57
AJN American Journal of Nursing

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0002-936X IF 0.57
Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

-

0449-2285 IF 0.57
Mathematical Notes

Pleiades Publishing

0001-4346 IF 0.56
Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia

0004-2749 IF 0.56
Вестник Московского Университета. Серия XXV: Международные отношения и мировая политика

Moscow University Press

2076-7404 IF 0.56
Music Educators Journal

SAGE Publishing

0027-4321 IF 0.56
International Journal of Scientific Research in Science Engineering and Technology

Technoscience Academy

2394-4099 IF 0.56
Ukrainian Mathematical Journal

Springer Science+Business Media

0041-5995 IF 0.56
MATEC Web of Conferences

EDP Sciences

2261-236X IF 0.56
Notornis

-

0029-4470 IF 0.56
Medicine

Elsevier BV

1357-3039 IF 0.56
PM&R

Wiley

1934-1482 IF 0.56
Theory of Probability and Its Applications

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

0040-585X IF 0.56
Network Security

Elsevier BV

1353-4858 IF 0.56
Acta Ophthalmologica

Wiley

1755-375X IF 0.56
Telecommunications and Radio Engineering

Begell House

0040-2508 IF 0.56
Sustainability and Climate Change

Mary Ann Liebert

2692-2924 IF 0.56
Zootaxa

Q15088586

1175-5326 IF 0.56
Gastroenterology

Elsevier BV

0016-5085 IF 0.55
Journal of Health Inequalities

Termedia Publishing House

2450-5927 IF 0.55
Springer handbooks in languages and linguistics.

Springer

2731-068X IF 0.55

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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