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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

Public Opinion Quarterly

Oxford University Press

0033-362X IF 2.78
SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

1064-8275 IF 2.78
Computers & Graphics

Elsevier BV

0097-8493 IF 2.78
Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine

BMJ

1098-7339 IF 2.78
Crystals

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

2073-4352 IF 2.78
Archive of Applied Mechanics

Springer Science+Business Media

0939-1533 IF 2.78
Risk Analysis

Wiley

0272-4332 IF 2.78
Aerosol Research

Copernicus Publications

2940-3391 IF 2.78
Scientific African

Elsevier

2468-2276 IF 2.78
Optics Express

Optica Publishing Group

1094-4087 IF 2.77
Vaccine

Elsevier BV

0264-410X IF 2.77
International Journal of Fracture

Springer Science+Business Media

0376-9429 IF 2.77
Journal of Chemical Education

American Chemical Society

0021-9584 IF 2.77
The Oncologist

AlphaMed Press

1083-7159 IF 2.77
American Psychologist

American Psychological Association

0003-066X IF 2.77
Journal of Psychiatric Research

Elsevier BV

0022-3956 IF 2.77
Journal of Neural Transmission

Springer Science+Business Media

0300-9564 IF 2.77
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Royal Society of Chemistry

0267-9477 IF 2.77
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing

Springer Nature

0140-0118 IF 2.77
IET Generation Transmission & Distribution

Institution of Engineering and Technology

1751-8687 IF 2.77
Signal Processing

Elsevier BV

0165-1684 IF 2.76
Academic Radiology

Elsevier BV

1076-6332 IF 2.76
Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Elsevier

0891-5849 IF 2.76
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

The MIT Press

0898-929X IF 2.76
European Journal of Immunology

Wiley

0014-2980 IF 2.75

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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