We always recommend publishing in peer-reviewed journals. The Peer-reviewed journals have an editorial board of subject experts who review and evaluate submitted articles before accepting them. This blog aims to provide a list of peer reviewed journals.
There are many peer reviewed journals worldwide published by reputed publishers like Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, IEEE, etc;
We will provide users the ways to find peer reviewed journals for their research. The latest Journal Citation Report (JCR) 2022 has been released by Clarivate. In this blog post, We will also be providing the top 100 peer reviewed journals based on the latest JCR 2022.
The following topics are covered:
- What are peer reviewed journals?
- List of reputed publishers that publishes authentic and good journals.
- How do verify the authenticity of journals?
- How to find/ get peer reviewed journals list yourself?
- List of top 100 peer reviewed journals.
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About peer-reviewed journals
In peer-reviewed journals, the articles are published and reviewed by experts before they get published in the journal to check the authenticity of papers. The articles are more likely to be scientifically valid, well structured, reach reasonable conclusions, etc;
List of reputed journal publishers
There are various good publishers that publish refereed journals. Some of that are listed below:
- Academic Press (Elsevier)
- Springer
- Cambridge University Press
- Emerald Group Publishing
- Bentham Science
- Inderscience
- Hindawi
- MDPI
- Oxford University Press
- Routledge
- Sage Publications
- University of Chicago Press
- Wiley
- IEEE
How do I know if a journal is peer-reviewed?
It is important to verify the authenticity of peer-reviewed journals. Many fake journals claim false indexing and false journal ranking. There are various ways to check the indexing, and ranking of a journal. Here is the post for it.
Identify SCI, Scopus, PubMed, and UGC CARE indexing of journals
How to find peer-reviewed journals?
There are several websites to find peer-reviewed journals. Researchers can visit the official websites of good publishers. The list of good publishers is provided above.
Moreover, researchers can visit the official website of Scopus, Web of Science, and MEDLINE to find reputed journals for their research.
The easiest way to find research journals is to visit https://journalsearches.com/ and find suitable and referred journals.
List of top 100 peer reviewed journals
| S.No. | Journal Title | ISSN | Category, Journal Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS | 1542-4863 | ONCOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 2 | LANCET | 1474-547X | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL – SCIE(Q1) |
| 3 | NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 1533-4406 | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL – SCIE(Q1) |
| 4 | JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 1538-3598 | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL – SCIE(Q1) |
| 5 | NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY | 1471-0080 | CELL BIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 6 | NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY | 1474-1784 | PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY – SCIE(Q1); BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 7 | NATURE REVIEWS IMMUNOLOGY | 1474-1741 | IMMUNOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 8 | Lancet Respiratory Medicine | N/A | RESPIRATORY SYSTEM – SCIE(Q1); CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE – SCIE(Q1) |
| 9 | BMJ-British Medical Journal | 1756-1833 | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL – SCIE(Q1) |
| 10 | NATURE MEDICINE | 1546-170X | MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL – SCIE(Q1); CELL BIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1); BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 11 | Lancet Microbe | 2666-5247 | INFECTIOUS DISEASES – SCIE(Q1); MICROBIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 12 | World Psychiatry | 2051-5545 | PSYCHIATRY – SCIE(Q1); PSYCHIATRY – SSCI(Q1) |
| 13 | NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY | 1740-1534 | MICROBIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 14 | Lancet Psychiatry | N/A | PSYCHIATRY – SCIE(Q1); PSYCHIATRY – SSCI(Q1) |
| 15 | Nature Reviews Materials | 2058-8437 | NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY – SCIE(Q1); MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 16 | Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 1759-5053 | GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 17 | Lancet Public Health | 2468-2667 | PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH – SCIE(Q1); PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH – SSCI(Q1) |
| 18 | CHEMICAL REVIEWS | 1520-6890 | CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 19 | LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 1474-4457 | INFECTIOUS DISEASES – SCIE(Q1) |
| 20 | NATURE REVIEWS CANCER | 1474-1768 | ONCOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 21 | NATURE | 1476-4687 | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES – SCIE(Q1) |
| 22 | NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY | 1546-1696 | BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 23 | Nature Energy | 2058-7546 | MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1); ENERGY & FUELS – SCIE(Q1) |
| 24 | CELL | 1097-4172 | CELL BIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1); BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 25 | Nature Reviews Disease Primers | 2056-676X | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL – SCIE(Q1) |
| 26 | Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology | 1759-4782 | ONCOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 27 | SCIENCE | 1095-9203 | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES – SCIE(Q1) |
| 28 | CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS | 1460-4744 | CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 29 | LANCET NEUROLOGY | 1474-4465 | CLINICAL NEUROLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 30 | NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS | 1471-0064 | GENETICS & HEREDITY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 31 | Psychological Science in the Public Interest | 1539-6053 | PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SSCI(Q1) |
| 32 | LANCET ONCOLOGY | 1474-5488 | ONCOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 33 | ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY | 1569-8041 | ONCOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 34 | ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE | 1539-3704 | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL – SCIE(Q1) |
| 35 | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY | 1527-7755 | ONCOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 36 | REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS | 1539-0756 | PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 37 | CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS | 1098-6618 | MICROBIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 38 | Nature Reviews Cardiology | 1759-5010 | CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS – SCIE(Q1) |
| 39 | PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE | 1873-2208 | MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 40 | NATURE METHODS | 1548-7105 | BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS – SCIE(Q1) |
| 41 | NATURE MATERIALS | 1476-4660 | CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL – SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, APPLIED – SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER – SCIE(Q1); MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 42 | Nature Reviews Endocrinology | 1759-5037 | ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM – SCIE(Q1) |
| 43 | PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS | 1522-1210 | PHYSIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 44 | CELL RESEARCH | 1748-7838 | CELL BIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 45 | Joule | 2542-4351 | ENERGY & FUELS – SCIE(Q1); CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL – SCIE(Q1); MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 46 | Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2468-1253 | GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 47 | Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology | 2213-8595 | ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM – SCIE(Q1) |
| 48 | Nature Reviews Neurology | 1759-4766 | CLINICAL NEUROLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 49 | JAMA Internal Medicine | 2168-6114 | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL – SCIE(Q1) |
| 50 | IMMUNITY | 1097-4180 | IMMUNOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 51 | Living Reviews in Relativity | 1433-8351 | PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS – SCIE(Q1) |
| 52 | Nature Reviews Nephrology | 1759-507X | UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 53 | INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE | 1432-1238 | CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE – SCIE(Q1) |
| 54 | Molecular Cancer | 1476-4598 | ONCOLOGY – SCIE(Q1); BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 55 | NATURE GENETICS | 1546-1718 | GENETICS & HEREDITY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 56 | Nature Catalysis | 2520-1158 | CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL – SCIE(Q1) |
| 57 | Nature Nanotechnology | 1748-3395 | MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1); NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 58 | CIRCULATION | 1524-4539 | CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS – SCIE(Q1); PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE – SCIE(Q1) |
| 59 | Nature Photonics | 1749-4893 | OPTICS – SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, APPLIED – SCIE(Q1) |
| 60 | Energy & Environmental Science | 1754-5706 | ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL – SCIE(Q1); CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1); ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES – SCIE(Q1); ENERGY & FUELS – SCIE(Q1) |
| 61 | JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE | 1708-8305 | PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH – SCIE(Q1); MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL – SCIE(Q1); INFECTIOUS DISEASES – SCIE(Q1) |
| 62 | Lancet Global Health | 2214-109X | PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH – SCIE(Q1); PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH – SSCI(Q1) |
| 63 | NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE | 1471-0048 | NEUROSCIENCES – SCIE(Q1) |
| 64 | JOURNAL OF INFECTION | 1532-2742 | INFECTIOUS DISEASES – SCIE(Q1) |
| 65 | CANCER CELL | 1878-3686 | ONCOLOGY – SCIE(Q1); CELL BIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 66 | Cancer Discovery | 2159-8290 | ONCOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 67 | Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy | 2059-3635 | CELL BIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1); BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 68 | Cell Discovery | 2056-5968 | CELL BIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 69 | Lancet Child & Adolescent Health | 2352-4642 | PEDIATRICS – SCIE(Q1) |
| 70 | Journal of Public Transportation | N/A | TRANSPORTATION – SSCI(Q1) |
| 71 | Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics | 1545-4282 | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS – SCIE(Q1) |
| 72 | Nature Reviews Earth & Environment | 2662-138X | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES – SCIE(Q1); GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 73 | Lancet Digital Health | 2589-7500 | MEDICAL INFORMATICS – SCIE(Q1); MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL – SCIE(Q1) |
| 74 | MMWR Recommendations and Reports | 1545-8601 | PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH – SCIE(Q1) |
| 75 | Nature Reviews Physics | 2522-5820 | PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, APPLIED – SCIE(Q1) |
| 76 | EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL | 1522-9645 | CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS – SCIE(Q1) |
| 77 | ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS REVIEW | 1432-0754 | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS – SCIE(Q1) |
| 78 | Lancet Rheumatology | 2665-9913 | RHEUMATOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 79 | PROGRESS IN ENERGY AND COMBUSTION SCIENCE | 1873-216X | THERMODYNAMICS – SCIE(Q1); ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL – SCIE(Q1); ENERGY & FUELS – SCIE(Q1); ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL – SCIE(Q1) |
| 80 | MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT | 1545-861X | PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH – SCIE(Q1) |
| 81 | Military Medical Research | 2054-9369 | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL – SCIE(Q1) |
| 82 | Nature Reviews Chemistry | 2397-3358 | CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 83 | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 1528-0012 | GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 84 | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 1553-877X | TELECOMMUNICATIONS – SCIE(Q1); COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS – SCIE(Q1) |
| 85 | EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL | 1399-3003 | RESPIRATORY SYSTEM – SCIE(Q1) |
| 86 | MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS | 1879-212X | MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, APPLIED – SCIE(Q1) |
| 87 | Nature Electronics | 2520-1131 | ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC – SCIE(Q1) |
| 88 | JAMA Oncology | 2374-2445 | ONCOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 89 | Electrochemical Energy Reviews | 2520-8136 | ELECTROCHEMISTRY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 90 | Annual Review of Immunology | 1545-3278 | IMMUNOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 91 | Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease | 1553-4014 | PATHOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 92 | Nature Reviews Rheumatology | 1759-4804 | RHEUMATOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 93 | ADVANCED MATERIALS | 1521-4095 | CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1); MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY – SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, APPLIED – SCIE(Q1); CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL – SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER – SCIE(Q1); NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 94 | GUT | 1468-3288 | GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 95 | Cell Metabolism | 1932-7420 | CELL BIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1); ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM – SCIE(Q1) |
| 96 | Cell Host & Microbe | 1934-6069 | VIROLOGY – SCIE(Q1); PARASITOLOGY – SCIE(Q1); MICROBIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 97 | PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE | 1873-1619 | POLYMER SCIENCE – SCIE(Q1) |
| 98 | NATURE IMMUNOLOGY | 1529-2916 | IMMUNOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 99 | Nature Microbiology | 2058-5276 | MICROBIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
| 100 | Science Immunology | 2470-9468 | IMMUNOLOGY – SCIE(Q1) |
Examples of peer-reviewed journals
CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS, Lancet, CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS, etc;
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