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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

Emergency Medicine News

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

1054-0725 IF 0.16
Physics

American Physical Society

1943-2879 IF 0.16
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research

-

2582-2160 IF 0.16
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening

Norwegian Medical Association

0029-2001 IF 0.16
Indogermanische Forschungen

De Gruyter

0019-7262 IF 0.16
Fibre Chemistry

Springer Science+Business Media

0015-0541 IF 0.16
Africa Research Bulletin Economic Financial and Technical Series

-

1467-6346 IF 0.16
Forum

Springer Nature

0947-0255 IF 0.16
Mnemosyne

Brill

0026-7074 IF 0.16
Arthropod management tests

Oxford University Press

2155-9848 IF 0.16
Journal of Environmental Conservation Engineering

Society of Environmental Conservation Engineering

0388-9459 IF 0.16
Proceedings of meetings on acoustics

Acoustical Society of America

1939-800X IF 0.16
Rivista di studi e ricerche sulla criminalità organizzata

Milano University Press

2421-5635 IF 0.16
Biotechnology Law Report

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

0730-031X IF 0.16
International Journal of Social Science and Human Research

-

2644-0679 IF 0.16
Journal of Transport and Sustainability

Emerald Publishing

3049-852X IF 0.16
OBSERVATÓRIO DE LA ECONOMÍA LATINOAMERICANA

Servicios Academicos Intercontinentales

1696-8352 IF 0.16
Computational and Experimental Research in Materials and Renewable Energy

Physics Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences University of Jember

2747-173X IF 0.16
Hispania

American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

0018-2133 IF 0.16
Iraq Medical Journal

Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care - Press

2523-1634 IF 0.16
Revista do Instituto Florestal

Instituto Florestal

0103-2674 IF 0.16
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies

AkiNik Publications

2320-7078 IF 0.16
Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

1414-4247 IF 0.16
Revista Ibero-Americana de Humanidades, Ciências e Educação

Arche Scientific and Editorial Consultancy

2675-3375 IF 0.15
THE JOURNAL OF THE STOMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY JAPAN

-

0300-9149 IF 0.15

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)
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  • Wiley 624
  • Springer Science+Business Media 411
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