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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

The Personnel and Guidance Journal

Wiley

0031-5737
The Philosophical Magazine

Taylor & Francis

1941-5796
The Physics of Fluids

American Institute of Physics

0031-9171
The Proceedings of Conference of Chugoku-Shikoku Branch

Japan Society Mechanical Engineers

2424-2764
The Proceedings of Conference of Hokuriku-Shinetsu Branch

Japan Society Mechanical Engineers

2424-2772
The Proceedings of Conference of Kansai Branch

Japan Society Mechanical Engineers

2424-2756
The Proceedings of Conference of Kyushu Branch

Japan Society Mechanical Engineers

2424-2780
The School Review

University of Chicago Press

0036-6773
The Science News-Letter

Duke University Press

0096-4018
The Slavic and East European Journal

American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages

0037-6752
The University of Chicago Law Review

University of Chicago Law School

0041-9494
The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections

University of Louisville

2473-2869
The Veterinary Journal (1900)

Elsevier BV

0372-5545
The Virginia Law Register

Virginia Law Review

1547-1357
The Western Political Quarterly

University of Utah Press

0043-4078
The Women s Review of Books

Old City Publishing, Inc.

0738-1433
The Yale Law Journal

The Yale Law Journal Company

0044-0094
The bulletin of the National Association of Secondary School Principals

SAGE Publishing

2471-3317
The journal of the Japanese Practical Surgeon Society

-

0386-9776
The proceedings of the JSME annual meeting

Japan Society Mechanical Engineers

2433-1325
Thought

Philosophy Documentation Center

0040-6457
Tiers-Monde

Publications de la Sorbonne

1293-8882
Tijdschrift voor Agrarisch Recht

Amsterdam University Press

1874-9674
Time to knit

Japan Neurosurgical Society

0849-6757
Tissue Antigens

Wiley

0001-2815

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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