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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

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Elsevier BV

0377-1237 IF 0.51
IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems

Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers

0916-8532 IF 0.50
Chinese Journal of Luminescence

Science Press

1000-7032 IF 0.50
Dermatology Online Journal

University of California, Davis

1087-2108 IF 0.50
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

BioMed Central

1097-6647 IF 0.50
Bìblìotečnij vìsnik

Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine

1029-7200 IF 0.50
California Law Review

UC Berkeley School of Law

0008-1221 IF 0.50
Historia Agraria

Universidad de Murcia

1139-1472 IF 0.50
Jurnal Smart

Universitas Muhammadiyah Pringsewu

2356-2048 IF 0.50
Jurnal Teknoinfo

Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia

1693-0010 IF 0.50
MAUSAM

India Meteorological Department

0252-9416 IF 0.50
Palestine Exploration Quarterly

Taylor & Francis

0031-0328 IF 0.50
Springer series in vision research

-

2625-2635 IF 0.50
مجلة العلوم التجارية والبيئية

Scientific Association for Applied Research and Studies

2974-3117 IF 0.50
Crustaceana

Brill

0011-216X IF 0.50
European Urology Open Science

Elsevier BV

2666-1683 IF 0.50
Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications

International Union of Crystallography

2056-9890 IF 0.50
Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics

Springer Science+Business Media

0033-8443 IF 0.50
Glass and Ceramics

Springer Science+Business Media

0361-7610 IF 0.49
Communications in Algebra

Taylor & Francis

0092-7872 IF 0.49
American Journal of Dermatopathology

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0193-1091 IF 0.49
Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra

Elsevier BV

0022-4049 IF 0.49
African Journal of Social Work

National Association of Social Workers

2409-5605 IF 0.49
International Journal of Health Sciences

-

2550-696X IF 0.49
Southern Medical Journal

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0038-4348 IF 0.49

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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