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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

Materials Science and Engineering C

Elsevier

0928-4931 IF 56.90
Meat Science

Elsevier

0309-1740 IF 56.90
Medical Science Monitor

International Scientific Information, Inc.

1234-1010 IF 56.90
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer)

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

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

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

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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