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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

College English

National Council of Teachers of English

0010-0994 IF 0.17
Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan

Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan

0037-9980 IF 0.17
Investytsiyi praktyka ta dosvid

DKS Center

2306-6814 IF 0.17
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

0004-282X IF 0.17
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Institute of Medico-legal Publications Private Limited

0973-9122 IF 0.17
History Reviews of New Books

Taylor & Francis

0361-2759 IF 0.17
Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

1056-9103 IF 0.17
Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine

Wiley

2090-7001 IF 0.17
Journal of Geriatric Mental Health

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

2348-9995 IF 0.17
Revista Textos y Contextos

Universidad Central del Ecuador

1390-695X IF 0.17
The Journal of Interdisciplinary History

The MIT Press

0022-1953 IF 0.17
International Review of Mission

Wiley

0020-8582 IF 0.17
Innovation in Aging

University of Oxford

2399-5300 IF 0.17
Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management

Engineering, Project, and Production Management (EPPM)

2221-6529 IF 0.17
Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan

Society of Materials Science

0514-5163 IF 0.17
Film Quarterly

University of California Press

0015-1386 IF 0.17
ARS Medica

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

0718-1051 IF 0.17
Brazilian Journal of Health Review

Brazilian Journal of Development

2595-6825 IF 0.17
Revista Española de Cardiología

Elsevier BV

0300-8932 IF 0.17
Biuletyn Polskiej Misji Historycznej

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

2083-7755 IF 0.17
Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability

Diva Enterprises Private Limited

2320-6411 IF 0.17
Columbia Social Work Review

Columbia University Libraries

2164-1250 IF 0.17
Forum Prawnicze

Utriusque Iuris Foundation and Jagiellonian University

2081-688X IF 0.17
Ingenierías USBMed

Universidad de San Buenaventura

2027-5846 IF 0.17
Neuroscience Applied

Elsevier BV

2772-4085 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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