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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

Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France

Société entomologique de France

0037-928X IF 0.22
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires

Elsevier BV

0761-8425 IF 0.22
DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

0012-0472 IF 0.22
Medical Entomology and Zoology

Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology

0424-7086 IF 0.22
Nursing Standard

Royal College of Nursing

0029-6570 IF 0.22
American Journal of Archaeology

Archaeological Institute of America

0002-9114 IF 0.22
The Southwestern Naturalist

Southwestern Association of Naturalists

0038-4909 IF 0.22
English Studies

Routledge

0013-838X IF 0.22
ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA

Science Press

0496-3490 IF 0.22
Relations industrielles

Érudit

0034-379X IF 0.22
Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials

Japan Institute of Metals and Materials

0021-4876 IF 0.22
Springer graduate texts in philosophy.

Springer

2627-6046 IF 0.22
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

SAGE Publishing

0003-0651 IF 0.22
Zeitschrift für Slawistik

De Gruyter

0044-3506 IF 0.21
IUCrData

International Union of Crystallography

2414-3146 IF 0.21
Bulletin de psychologie

-

0007-4403 IF 0.21
International Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Allied Sciences

-

2277-4998 IF 0.21
New Blackfriars

Cambridge University Press

0028-4289 IF 0.21
Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)

Architectural Institute of Japan

1340-4210 IF 0.21
Izvestia Herzen University Journal of Humanities & Sciences

-

1992-6464 IF 0.21
RECIMA21 - Revista Científica Multidisciplinar - ISSN 2675-6218

-

2675-6218 IF 0.21
Revue Forestière Française

AgroParisTech

0035-2829 IF 0.21
JIIP - Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Pendidikan

-

2614-8854 IF 0.21
Veterinary Record

Wiley

0042-4900 IF 0.21
International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding

International journal of multicultural and multireligious understanding

2364-5369 IF 0.21

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
  • Taylor & Francis 190
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