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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

3 Biotech

Springer Science+Business Media

2190-572X IF 2.64
GeoJournal

Springer Science+Business Media

0343-2521 IF 2.64
Drug Metabolism and Disposition

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

0090-9556 IF 2.64
Molecular Catalysis

Elsevier BV

2468-8231 IF 2.64
Acta Psychologica

Elsevier BV

0001-6918 IF 2.64
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Springer Science+Business Media

0010-7999 IF 2.64
Journal of Molecular Evolution

Springer Science+Business Media

0022-2844 IF 2.63
Physics Letters A

Elsevier BV

0375-9601 IF 2.63
Hypertension

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0194-911X IF 2.63
Gene

Elsevier BV

0378-1119 IF 2.63
Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Oxford University Press

1090-820X IF 2.63
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Computational Statistics

Wiley

1939-0068 IF 2.63
Reproductive Toxicology

Elsevier BV

0890-6238 IF 2.62
Journal of Nuclear Materials

Elsevier BV

0022-3115 IF 2.62
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences

Springer Science+Business Media

1474-905X IF 2.62
Journal of Econometrics

Elsevier BV

0304-4076 IF 2.62
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan

Oxford University Press

0004-6264 IF 2.61
Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics

Springer Science+Business Media

0957-4522 IF 2.61
Animals

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

2076-2615 IF 2.61
Tourism Critiques

Emerald Publishing

2633-1233 IF 2.61
Psychopharmacology

Springer Science+Business Media

0033-3158 IF 2.61
International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

Wiley

0020-7608 IF 2.61
Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

SAGE Publishing

0018-7208 IF 2.61
World Journal of Urology

Springer Science+Business Media

0724-4983 IF 2.61
BMC Infectious Diseases

BioMed Central

1471-2334 IF 2.61

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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