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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

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0195-9131 IF 56.90
National Science Open

Science Press

2097-1168 IF 56.90
Nordidactica: Journal of Humanities and Social Science Education

Karlstads Universitet

2000-9879 IF 56.90
Organization Science

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

1047-7039 IF 56.90
Pan-African Journal of Health and Environmental Science

Adventist University of Africa

2789-6196 IF 56.90
Plant Science

Elsevier

0168-9452 IF 56.90
Polymer Engineering and Science

Wiley

0032-3888 IF 56.90
Poultry Science

Elsevier BV

0032-5791 IF 56.90
Prizren Social Science Journal

Association of Scientists and Intellectuals of Kosovo

2616-387X IF 56.90
Procedia Computer Science

Elsevier BV

1877-0509 IF 56.90
Progress in Fishery Sciences

Science Press, PR China

2095-9869 IF 56.90
Protein Science

Wiley

0961-8368 IF 56.90
Psychological Science

SAGE

0956-7976 IF 56.90
Quaternary Science Reviews

Elsevier

0277-3791 IF 56.90
RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences

Russell Sage Foundation

2377-8253 IF 56.90
Results in Geophysical Sciences

Elsevier

2666-8289 IF 56.90
SINTECH (Science and Information Technology) Journal

Institut Bisnis dan Teknologi Indonesia

2598-7305 IF 56.90
SN Computer Science

Springer Nature

2661-8907 IF 56.90
SN Social Sciences

Springer Nature

2662-9283 IF 56.90
Sage Sphere of Technology Sciences Discoveries And Society

Editorial JOGB

3091-1915 IF 56.90
Science Translational Medicine

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1946-6234 IF 56.90
Science of Aging Knowledge Environment

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1539-6150 IF 56.90
Social Science & Medicine

Elsevier

0277-9536 IF 56.90
Soil Science

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer)

0038-075X IF 56.90
Soil Science Society of America Journal

Wiley

0361-5995 IF 56.90

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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