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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

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis

Elsevier BV

0005-2787
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure

-

0005-2795
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

-

0167-4838
Biologie in unserer Zeit

Wiley

0045-205X
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Elsevier BV

1083-8791
Blackfriars :

-

1754-2014
Boletim Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul

Secretaria de Planejamento, Governança e Gestão do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

0520-4062
Books Abroad

University of Oklahoma

0006-7431
Botanical Gazette

University of Chicago Press

0006-8071
British Homeopathic journal

Elsevier BV

0007-0785
British Journal of Environment and Climate Change

Sciencedomain International

2231-4784
British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Elsevier BV

0007-1226
British Journal of Urology

Wiley

0007-1331
British Veterinary Journal

Elsevier BV

0007-1935
Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France

Taylor & Francis

0037-8941
Bulletin de la Société de pathologie exotique

Springer Science+Business Media

0037-9085
Bulletin des Sociétés Chimiques Belges

Wiley

0037-9646
Bulletin of JSME

Japan Society Mechanical Engineers

0021-3764
Bulletin of Kemerovo State University

Kemerovo State University

2078-8975
Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew)

-

0366-4457
Bulletin of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan

Oxford University Press

0375-8397
Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society

American Astronomical Society

0002-7537
Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

Nature Portfolio

0002-9904
Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Cambridge University Press

0003-0503
Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America

Oxford University Press

0013-8754

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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