Peer Reviewed Journals List (2026)
Browse 822+ scientific peer reviewed journals with verified impact factors. 203 are open access and 18 are completely free to publish in. The average impact factor across all listed journals is 21.67.
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 impact factors are peer reviewed and indexed in major databases like Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ.
Top 10 Peer Reviewed Journals by Impact Factor
#8
Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2
The Royal Society of Chemistry · ISSN: 1364-5471
IF: 82.00
All Peer Reviewed Journals
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
American Thoracic Society
1044-1549
IF 64.50
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 impact factors have undergone peer review. You can also check the journal's website for their review process. On JournalsHub, all journals with impact factors 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
822
Journals203
Open Access21.67
Avg IF18
Free (No APC)Top Publishers
- Elsevier 148
- Springer Nature 129
- Wiley 64
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 51
- 42
- Association for Computing Machinery 37
- American Chemical Society 28
- The Royal Society of Chemistry 25