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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

Review & Expositor

SAGE Publishing

0034-6373
Review of Physical Chemistry of Japan

-

0034-6675
Reviews in Religion and Theology

Wiley

1350-7303
Revista Adm.Made

MADE - Mestrado em Administração e Desenvolvimento Empresarial

1518-9929
Revista Brasileira de Obesidade, Nutrição e Emagrecimento

Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercício

1981-9919
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (English Edition)

Brazilian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology

2255-4971
Revista Clínica de la Escuela de Medicina UCR-HSJD

Universidad de Costa Rica

2215-2741
Revista Herediana de Rehabilitación

School of Medical Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

2518-8526
Revista Sociais e Humanas

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)

0103-0620
Revista de Girona

-

0211-2663
Revista de Homeopatia

Associação Paulista de Homeopatia

0102-227X
Revista de Investigaciones Universidad del Quindío

Universidad del Quindio

1794-631X
Revista de occidente

Fundación José Ortega y Gasset

0034-8635
Revue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge

Cambridge University Press

0035-3361
Revue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge et Bulletin international des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge

Cambridge University Press

1026-8812
Revue Philosophique de Louvain

Peeters

0035-3841
Revue belge de philologie et d histoire

Society for the Advancement of Philological and Historical Studies

0035-0818
Revue d histoire de l Amérique française

Institut d'histoire de l'Amérique française

0035-2357
Revue d histoire de la pharmacie

British Society for the History of Pharmacy

0035-2349
Revue d Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique

Elsevier BV

0398-7620
Revue de Métallurgie

Dunod

0035-1563
Revue des études byzantines

Peeters

0766-5598
Ricerche di S/Confine

Università di Parma

2038-8411
Romania

PERSEE Program

0035-8029
Royal United Services Institution Journal

Taylor & Francis

0035-9289

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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