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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

Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society

National Library of Serbia

0352-5139 IF 0.93
Medical Clinics of North America

Elsevier

0025-7125 IF 0.93
ACM Transactions on Computer Systems

Association for Computing Machinery

0734-2071 IF 0.92
ACM Transactions on Algorithms

Association for Computing Machinery

1549-6325 IF 0.91
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

Medknow Publications

2249-4863 IF 0.91
Journal of Mathematical Physics

American Institute of Physics

0022-2488 IF 0.90
˜The œSpringer series in sustainable energy policy

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

2524-5589 IF 0.90
Springer studies in alternative economics

-

2731-5908 IF 0.88
Clinical Chemistry

Oxford University Press

0009-9147 IF 0.88
Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Informa

0309-1929 IF 0.87
Springer tracts in electrical and electronics engineering

-

2731-4200 IF 0.87
Chemistry Letters

The Chemical Society of Japan

0366-7022 IF 0.86
International Journal of Environment and Climate Change

Sciencedomain International

2581-8627 IF 0.85
Blood

American Society of Hematology

0006-4971 IF 0.85
Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment

Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment

1598-7132 IF 0.84
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0018-9197 IF 0.81
Optical Engineering

SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering

0091-3286 IF 0.81
Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology

Elsevier

0301-5629 IF 0.81
Indian Journal of Chemistry

CSIR-NIScPR

0019-5103 IF 0.80
Nuclear Physics A

Elsevier

0375-9474 IF 0.80
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Springer Nature

0019-5456 IF 0.79
Test

Springer Nature

1133-0686 IF 0.79
Medical Hypotheses

Elsevier

0306-9877 IF 0.77
ACM SIGMOD Record

Association for Computing Machinery

0163-5808 IF 0.77
ACM Transactions on Computational Logic

Association for Computing Machinery

1529-3785 IF 0.77

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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