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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

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology

Technoscience Academy

2395-6011 IF 0.47
Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics

Pleiades Publishing

0021-8944 IF 0.47
Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society

Cambridge University Press

0013-0915 IF 0.47
Hematological Oncology

Wiley

0278-0232 IF 0.47
Brittonia

Springer Science+Business Media

0007-196X IF 0.47
CYTOLOGIA

International Society of Cytology

0011-4545 IF 0.47
Technology and Innovation

Taylor & Francis Group

1949-8241 IF 0.47
Journal of Biological Researches

Indonesian Biological Society

0852-6834 IF 0.47
British journal of surgery

Oxford University Press

0007-1323 IF 0.46
Cancer Research

American Association for Cancer Research

0008-5472 IF 0.46
IEEE Industry Applications Magazine

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1077-2618 IF 0.46
Archeologické Rozhledy

Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague

0323-1267 IF 0.46
Endoscopy

Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

0013-726X IF 0.46
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques

Cambridge University Press

0317-1671 IF 0.46
Springer studies in law & geoeconomics/Springer studies in law & geoeconomicsd

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2948-1899 IF 0.46
Technical Physics

Pleiades Publishing

1063-7842 IF 0.46
Journal of Client-centered Nursing Care

Iran University of Medical Sciences

2476-4124 IF 0.46
Revista de Educação Matemática

Sociedade Brasileira de Educação Matemática

2526-9062 IF 0.46
OALib

Scientific Research Publishing

2333-9705 IF 0.46
Diabetes

American Diabetes Association

0012-1797 IF 0.46
Estudios de Historia Moderna y Contemporánea de México

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

0185-2620 IF 0.46
Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals

Japan Institute of Light Metals

0451-5994 IF 0.46
Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

De Gruyter

2444-8656 IF 0.46
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Wiley

1359-0987 IF 0.46
Uspekhi Fizicheskih Nauk

Lebedev Physical Institute

0042-1294 IF 0.46

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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