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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

German Studies Review

German Studies Association

0149-7952 IF 0.11
Omsk Scientific Bulletin

-

1813-8225 IF 0.11
Libri Oncologici

University Hospital for Tumors

0300-8142 IF 0.11
Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction

Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction

1598-2106 IF 0.11
Bulletin of Chelyabinsk State University

Q28015909

1994-2796 IF 0.11
The Journal of Intelligence, Conflict and Warfare

Simon Fraser University Library

2561-8229 IF 0.11
Huisarts en Wetenschap

Bohn Stafleu van Loghum

0018-7070 IF 0.11
Revue française de psychanalyse

Presses Universitaires De France

0035-2942 IF 0.11
Rinsho yakuri/Japanese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

-

0388-1601 IF 0.11
ACM SIGACT News

Association for Computing Machinery

0163-5700 IF 0.11
Iraqi Journal for Mechanical and Materials Engineering

University of Babylon, Iraq Babil Engineering Collage

1819-2076 IF 0.11
Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology

Japan Radiological Society

0369-4305 IF 0.11
Journal of Portuguese Linguistics

Open Library of Humanities

2397-5563 IF 0.11
Statistica

University of Bologna

0390-590X IF 0.11
The Lancet Regional Health - Africa

Elsevier

3050-5011 IF 0.11
Contribuciones a las Ciencias Sociales

Servicios Academicos Intercontinentales

1988-7833 IF 0.11
Jurnal Ilmiah Wahana Akuntansi

Universitas Negeri Jakarta

2302-1810 IF 0.11
Patristica et Mediaevalia

Universidad de Buenos Aires

0325-2280 IF 0.11
Revista Naţională de Drept

University of Political and Economic European Studies 'C. Stere'

1811-0770 IF 0.11
Journal of Turkish Studies

ASOS Eğitim Bilişim Danışmanlık

1308-2140 IF 0.11
Revista Clínica Española

Elsevier BV

0014-2565 IF 0.11
American Literature

Duke University Press

0002-9831 IF 0.11
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Cambridge University Press

0041-977X IF 0.11
Klinische Pädiatrie

Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

0300-8630 IF 0.11
Przegląd Geologiczny

-

0033-2151 IF 0.11

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.
At a Glance
6266
Journals
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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