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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

The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0002-9270 IF 0.49
American Speech

Duke University Press

0003-1283 IF 0.49
Український педагогічний журнал

Institute of Pedagogy of NAES

2411-1317 IF 0.49
Diseases of the Esophagus

Oxford University Press

1120-8694 IF 0.49
Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas

Elsevier BV

0001-7310 IF 0.49
Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics

Springer Science+Business Media

1062-0125 IF 0.49
Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Elsevier BV

1091-8531 IF 0.49
International Journal of Engineering & Technology

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2227-524X IF 0.49
Jurnal Pascapanen dan Bioteknologi Kelautan dan Perikanan

Balai Besar Riset Pengolahan Produk dan Bioteknologi Kelautan dan Perikanan

1907-9133 IF 0.48
Planta Medica

Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

0032-0943 IF 0.48
Phytotaxa

Q15088586

1179-3155 IF 0.48
Contemporary mathematics - American Mathematical Society

American Mathematical Society

0271-4132 IF 0.48
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Elsevier BV

0890-8567 IF 0.48
Revista de Neurología

Viguera Publishers

0210-0010 IF 0.48
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia

Federal University of Minas Gerais

0102-0935 IF 0.48
Análise Psicológica

ISPA - CRL

0870-8231 IF 0.48
Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International

Sciencedomain International

2456-9119 IF 0.48
Journal of Chemical Crystallography

Springer Science+Business Media

1074-1542 IF 0.48
Actas Urológicas Españolas

Elsevier BV

0210-4806 IF 0.48
The Leading Edge

Society of Exploration Geophysicists

1070-485X IF 0.48
The Journal of Criminal Law

SAGE Publishing

0022-0183 IF 0.48
Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas

Arán Ediciones

1130-0108 IF 0.48
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Elsevier BV

1553-4650 IF 0.48
Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Özel Eğitim Dergisi

Ankara University

1304-7639 IF 0.47
College Composition and Communication

National Council of Teachers of English

0010-096X IF 0.47

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
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  • Springer Nature 204
  • Oxford University Press 194
  • Taylor & Francis 190
  • Elsevier 170
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