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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

HIMALAYA

Nepal Studies Association

1935-2212 IF 0.03
GesundheitsRecht

Q2516652

1610-1197 IF 0.03
Dental Abstracts

Elsevier BV

0011-8486 IF 0.03
Critical Quarterly

Wiley

0011-1562 IF 0.02
Archives des maladies professionnelles et de médecine du travail/Archives des maladies professionnelles et de l'environnement

Elsevier BV

1250-3274 IF 0.02
Nihon Daicho Komonbyo Gakkai Zasshi

The Japan Society of Coloproctology

0047-1801 IF 0.02
Mental Health Weekly

Wiley

1058-1103 IF 0.02
The New England Quarterly

The MIT Press

0028-4866 IF 0.02
مجلة حقوق دمياط للدراسات القانونية والاقتصادية

Damietta University, Faculty of Law

2735-4148 IF 0.02
InFo Neurologie + Psychiatrie

Springer Science+Business Media

1437-062X IF 0.02
Sixteenth Century Journal

Truman State University

0361-0160 IF 0.02
Early Years Educator

Mark Allen Group

1465-931X IF 0.02
Tạp chí Y học Việt Nam

Vietnam Public Health Association

1859-1868 IF 0.02
Pädiatrie

Springer Nature

1867-2132 IF 0.02
The Review of Laser Engineering

Laser Society of Japan

0387-0200 IF 0.02
Modern Philology

University of Chicago Press

0026-8232 IF 0.02
Jurnal Abdimas Cendekiawan Indonesia

Yayasan Cendekiawan Inovasi Digital Indonesia

3046-6520 IF 0.02
Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations

Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College

1930-3777 IF 0.02
Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation

Water Environment Federation

1938-6478 IF 0.02
journal of the college of basic education

-

2706-8536 IF 0.02
Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery

0285-1474 IF 0.02
Blue Jay

University of Alberta Library

0006-5099 IF 0.02
The Downside Review

SAGE Publishing

0012-5806 IF 0.02
The Journal of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology

Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology

0387-1193 IF 0.02
The Journal of the Japanese Association for Chest Surgery

The Japanese Association for Chest Surgery

0919-0945 IF 0.02

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
  • 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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