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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

KAGAKU KOGAKU RONBUNSHU

Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan

0386-216X IF 0.32
PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America

Cambridge University Press

0030-8129 IF 0.32
Hispanic American Historical Review

Duke University Press

0018-2168 IF 0.32
Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

SAGE Publishing

2473-0114 IF 0.32
JACC Case Reports

Elsevier BV

2666-0849 IF 0.32
Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Wiley

0886-0440 IF 0.32
Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions

1941-8043 IF 0.32
The Journal of Urology

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0022-5347 IF 0.32
Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета. Серия: гуманитарные и общественные науки

Kemerovo State University

2542-1840 IF 0.32
Journal of Symbolic Logic

Cambridge University Press

0022-4812 IF 0.32
Folia Historica Cracoviensia

The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow

0867-8294 IF 0.32
PRZEGLĄD ELEKTROTECHNICZNY

Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich

0033-2097 IF 0.32
Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

AkiNik Publications

2278-4136 IF 0.32
Highlights in Business Economics and Management

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2957-952X IF 0.32
Research Society and Development

Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências

2525-3409 IF 0.32
AINS - Anästhesiologie · Intensivmedizin · Notfallmedizin · Schmerztherapie

Georg Thieme Verlag

0939-2661 IF 0.31
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures

De Gruyter

1433-7266 IF 0.31
Orthopaedic Nursing

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0744-6020 IF 0.31
American Ethnologist

Wiley

0094-0496 IF 0.31
Sage Open Pediatrics

SAGE Publications

3050-2225 IF 0.31
Journal of Latin American Studies

Cambridge University Press

0022-216X IF 0.31
Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research

Biomedical Research Network

2574-1241 IF 0.31
American Quarterly

Johns Hopkins University Press

0003-0678 IF 0.31
Revista Mexicana de Sociología

National Autonomous University of Mexico

0188-2503 IF 0.31
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science

Open Publishing Association

2075-2180 IF 0.31

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)
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  • Wiley 624
  • Springer Science+Business Media 411
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  • Springer Nature 204
  • Oxford University Press 194
  • Taylor & Francis 190
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