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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 Technology Assessment in Health Care

Cambridge University Press

0266-4623 IF 0.46
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Elsevier BV

1083-3188 IF 0.46
Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society

Cambridge University Press

0004-9727 IF 0.46
Russian Journal of Genetics

Pleiades Publishing

1022-7954 IF 0.46
Apuntes de Bioética

Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, Instituto de Bioética

2663-4910 IF 0.46
Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics

Springer Nature

1024-8560 IF 0.46
Springer handbooks of political science and international relations

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

3005-0383 IF 0.46
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

University of São Paulo

0080-6234 IF 0.45
Nursing

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0360-4039 IF 0.45
Jurnal Ekonomi Bisnis dan Kewirausahaan (JEBIK)

Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Tanjungpura

2087-9954 IF 0.45
Izvestiya Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics

Springer Nature

0001-4338 IF 0.45
Serials Review

Taylor & Francis

0098-7913 IF 0.45
manuscripta mathematica

Springer Science+Business Media

0025-2611 IF 0.45
Quid 16

Universidad de Buenos Aires

2250-4060 IF 0.45
e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing

NDT.net

1435-4934 IF 0.45
Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound

Georg Thieme Verlag

0172-4614 IF 0.44
Путеводитель предпринимателя

Russian Academy of Entrepreneurship

2073-9885 IF 0.44
Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals

Wiley

0362-4803 IF 0.44
Diá-logos

Editorial Universidad Don Bosco

1996-1642 IF 0.44
Indonesian Physical Review

Universitas Mataram

2614-7904 IF 0.44
ACI Concrete International

American Concrete Institute

0162-4075 IF 0.44
Pediatrics International

Wiley

1328-8067 IF 0.44
Optics and Spectroscopy

Pleiades Publishing

0030-400X IF 0.44
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Elsevier BV

0901-5027 IF 0.44
Leonardo

The MIT Press

0024-094X IF 0.44

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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