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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

#1
The Lancet
Elsevier · ISSN: 0140-6736
IF: 202.70
#2
New England Journal of Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine · ISSN: 0028-4793
IF: 176.00
#3
BMJ
Academic Publisher · ISSN: 1756-1833
IF: 105.70
#4
BMJ
Academic Publisher · ISSN: 0007-1447
IF: 105.70
#5
BMJ
Academic Publisher · ISSN: 0267-0623
IF: 105.70
#6
BMJ
BMJ · ISSN: 0959-8138
IF: 105.70
#7
Nature Medicine
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1078-8956
IF: 82.90
#8
Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2
The Royal Society of Chemistry · ISSN: 1364-5471
IF: 82.00
#9
Nature
Springer Nature · ISSN: 0028-0836
IF: 69.50
#10
Cell
Elsevier · ISSN: 0092-8674
IF: 66.80

All Peer Reviewed Journals

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Elsevier

1084-9521 IF 64.50
Stem Cell Reports

Elsevier

2213-6711 IF 64.50
Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Springer Nature

1757-6512 IF 64.50
Stem Cells International

Wiley

1687-966X IF 64.50
The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology

Elsevier

1357-2725 IF 64.50
The Journal of Cell Biology

The Rockefeller University Press

0021-9525 IF 64.50
The Plant Cell

Oxford University Press

1040-4651 IF 64.50
Tissue and Cell

Elsevier

0040-8166 IF 64.50
Trends in Cell Biology

Elsevier

0962-8924 IF 64.50
Science

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

0036-8075 IF 63.70
Nature Climate Change

Springer Nature

1758-678X IF 61.56
Nature Geoscience

Springer Nature

1752-0894 IF 61.56
Nature Reviews Chemistry

Springer Nature

2397-3358 IF 61.56
ACS Central Science

American Chemical Society

2374-7943 IF 56.90
Aceh Journal of Animal Science

Faculty of Marine and Fisheries Universitas Syiah Kuala

2502-9568 IF 56.90
Administrative Science Quarterly

SAGE

0001-8392 IF 56.90
Advanced Science

Wiley

2198-3844 IF 56.90
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Springer Nature

0256-1530 IF 56.90
Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

College of Pharmacy / Mustansiriyah University

1815-0993 IF 56.90
Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science

University of Al-Qadisiyah

1998-4456 IF 56.90
American Political Science Review

Cambridge University Press

0003-0554 IF 56.90
Applied Surface Science

Elsevier

0169-4332 IF 56.90
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Springer Nature

1976-7633 IF 56.90
Asian Journal of Science Education

Universitas Syiah Kuala

2715-5641 IF 56.90
Atmospheric Science Letters

Wiley

1530-261X 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 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
Journals
203
Open Access
21.67
Avg IF
18
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
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