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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

The Business History Review

Cambridge University Press

0007-6805 IF 0.19
Forum for Modern Language Studies

Oxford University Press

0015-8518 IF 0.19
Jurnal Indria: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Prasekolah dan Sekolah Awal

Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo

2579-7255 IF 0.19
Springer series in international social work

-

2731-0701 IF 0.19
Zentralblatt für Chirurgie - Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Viszeral- Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie

Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

0044-409X IF 0.19
Mental Health Practice

Royal College of Nursing

1465-8720 IF 0.19
Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Filologiya

Omsk State University

1998-6645 IF 0.19
Journal of Semitic Studies

Oxford University Press

0022-4480 IF 0.19
Al-Aulad

Department of Primary Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung-Indonesia

2615-5605 IF 0.19
The Cambridge Law Journal

Cambridge University Press

0008-1973 IF 0.18
Scientific Papers of Silesian University of Technology Organization and Management Series

Silesian University of Technology

1641-3466 IF 0.18
Conexões: Ciência e Tecnologia

Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará

2176-0144 IF 0.18
Jurnal Teknologi dan Rekayasa Sumber Daya Air

Universitas Brawijaya

2798-2386 IF 0.18
International Surgery Journal

Medip Academy

2349-2902 IF 0.18
Nihon Chikusan Gakkaiho

-

1880-8255 IF 0.18
The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America

Bibliographical Society of America

0006-128X IF 0.18
Madras Agricultural Journal

Madras Agricultural Students Union

0024-9602 IF 0.18
Folklore

Routledge

0015-587X IF 0.18
Caderno Pedagógico

Editora Univates

1516-6600 IF 0.18
Revista Eletrônica Acervo Saúde

Revista Eletronica Acervo Saude

2178-2091 IF 0.18
Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research

-

2576-0017 IF 0.18
Revista Española de Desarrollo y Cooperación

Ediciones Complutense

2794-0462 IF 0.18
Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie

Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

0044-2771 IF 0.18
Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers

-

0453-4654 IF 0.17
Administração Pública e Gestão Social

Universidade Federal de Viçosa

2175-5787 IF 0.17

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
Journals
1605
Open Access
4.31
Avg IF
308
Free (No APC)
Top Publishers
  • Elsevier BV 1106
  • Wiley 624
  • Springer Science+Business Media 411
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  • Springer Nature 204
  • Oxford University Press 194
  • Taylor & Francis 190
  • Elsevier 170
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