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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

Nursery World

Mark Allen Group

0029-6422 IF 0.04
Theology

SAGE Publishing

0040-571X IF 0.04
The Review of English Studies

Oxford University Press

0034-6551 IF 0.04
˜The œEvangelical quarterly

-

2772-5472 IF 0.04
˜The œMissouri review

University of Missouri

0191-1961 IF 0.04
Bulletin de l Académie vétérinaire de France

Veterinary Academy of France

0001-4192 IF 0.04
Caring for the Ages

Elsevier BV

1526-4114 IF 0.04
The Journal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan

-

1340-5551 IF 0.04
Reinforced Plastics

Elsevier BV

0034-3617 IF 0.04
Oncology Times

Wolters Kluwer

0276-2234 IF 0.04
Seibutsu Butsuri

Physical Society of Japan

0582-4052 IF 0.04
Endocrine Abstracts

Bioscientifica

1470-3947 IF 0.04
Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research

JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.

2277-8527 IF 0.04
Revista Apotheke

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)

2447-1267 IF 0.04
Sociální studia

Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies

1214-813X IF 0.04
English Journal of the English Association

Oxford University Press

0013-8215 IF 0.04
Humanities science current issues

Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University

2308-4855 IF 0.04
Artium Quaestiones

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

0239-202X IF 0.04
Statistics for biology and health

-

2197-5663 IF 0.04
Horizons

Cambridge University Press

0360-9669 IF 0.04
Journal of international women's studies

Bridgewater State University

1539-8706 IF 0.04
Neurology Today

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

1533-7006 IF 0.04
The Expository Times

SAGE Publishing

0014-5246 IF 0.04
Afterimage

The Visual Studies Workshop

0300-7472 IF 0.04
The Journal of Popular Culture

Wiley

0022-3840 IF 0.04

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
  • 298
  • Springer Nature 204
  • Oxford University Press 194
  • Taylor & Francis 190
  • Elsevier 170
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