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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

Praxis

Hans Huber

1661-8157
PrimaryCare

EMH Swiss Medical Publishers Ltd.

1662-6273
PrimaryCare

EMH Swiss Medical Publishers Ltd.

1424-3776
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Elsevier BV

1877-0428
Procedia Engineering

Elsevier BV

1877-7058
Procedia Manufacturing

Elsevier BV

2351-9789
Proceedings

-

2214-4609
Proceedings - ACM IEEE Design Automation Conference

-

0738-100X
Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America

Cambridge University Press

0424-8201
Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society

Japanese Pharmacological Society

2435-4953
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE

SPIE

0277-786X
Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting

SAGE Publishing

0163-5182
Proceedings of the IRE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0096-8390
Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section A

Springer Nature

0370-0089
Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science

Indiana Academy of Science

0073-6767
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers

ICE Publishing

0020-3262
Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers

Institution of Electrical Engineers

0020-3270
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

SAGE Publishing

0020-3483
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Cambridge University Press

0370-1646
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London

Royal Society

0370-1662
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Royal Society

0080-4630
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine

SAGE Publishing

0035-9157
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Zoological Society of London

0370-2774
Production Engineer

Institution of Electrical Engineers

0032-9851
Progress in Color, Colorants and Coatings

Institute for Color Science and Technology

2008-2134

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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