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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

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0278-0062 IF 10.00
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

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0018-9480 IF 10.00
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1045-9227 IF 10.00
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

2162-237X IF 10.00
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0018-9499 IF 10.00
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0885-8977 IF 10.00
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0885-8993 IF 10.00
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0885-8950 IF 10.00
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1053-587X IF 10.00
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1949-3053 IF 10.00
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0098-5589 IF 10.00
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0018-9545 IF 10.00
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1536-1276 IF 10.00
Composites Part B Engineering

Elsevier

1359-8368 IF 9.82
Redox Biology

Elsevier

2213-2317 IF 9.81
Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed)

The Royal Society of Chemistry

0368-1769 IF 9.50
PRX Quantum

American Physical Society

2691-3399 IF 9.32
Physical Review Letters

American Physical Society

0031-9007 IF 9.10
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Annual Reviews

0066-426X IF 9.09
Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Elsevier

0038-0717 IF 8.99
˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology

Elsevier

2468-1156 IF 8.93
eLife

eLife Sciences Publications

2050-084X IF 8.70
Chemical Engineering Journal

Elsevier

1385-8947 IF 8.69
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Oxford University Press

1067-5027 IF 8.62
ACM Transactions on Information Systems

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1046-8188 IF 8.60

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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