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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

Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets

University of Warsaw

2449-6634 IF 0.38
Revista Estudios de Políticas Públicas

Universidad de Chile

0719-6296 IF 0.38
Studia Paedagogica

Masaryk University

1803-7437 IF 0.38
Studies on National Movements

NISE

2295-1466 IF 0.38
Emergency Nurse

Royal College of Nursing

1354-5752 IF 0.37
Springer-AAS acoustics series.

Springer

2948-2062 IF 0.37
The Journal of Sexual Medicine

Elsevier BV

1743-6095 IF 0.37
International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

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2222-6990 IF 0.37
The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan

The Meteorological Society of Japan

0016-7630 IF 0.37
Zeitschrift für Wortbildung

Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main

2367-3877 IF 0.37
International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health

Medip Academy

2394-6032 IF 0.37
European Scientific Journal ESJ

European Scientific Institute

1857-7431 IF 0.37
Medical Research Archives

European Society of Medicine

2375-1916 IF 0.37
Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal/Maǧallaẗ Asyūṭ al-ṭibiyyaẗ al-baytariyyaẗ

Assiut University

1012-5973 IF 0.37
Indian Journal of Horticulture

Indian Academy of Horticulture Sciences

0972-8538 IF 0.37
Бюллетень сибирской медицины

Siberian State Medical University (Tomsk)

1682-0363 IF 0.36
Acta Poloniae Historica

Polska Akademia Nauk

0001-6829 IF 0.36
Atomic Energy

Springer Science+Business Media

1063-4258 IF 0.36
Revue des sciences religieuses

Faculté de théologie catholique de Strasbourg

0035-2217 IF 0.36
Neuromuscular Disorders

Elsevier BV

0960-8966 IF 0.36
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences

Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers

0916-8508 IF 0.36
Journal of Near Eastern Studies

University of Chicago Press

0022-2968 IF 0.36
Physics of Atomic Nuclei

Pleiades Publishing

1063-7788 IF 0.36
Asian Journal of Chemistry

Asian Journal of Chemistry

0970-7077 IF 0.36
Biophysical Journal

Elsevier BV

0006-3495 IF 0.36

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
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1605
Open Access
4.31
Avg IF
308
Free (No APC)
Top Publishers
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  • Wiley 624
  • Springer Science+Business Media 411
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  • Springer Nature 204
  • Oxford University Press 194
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