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Qualitative Report

Nova Southeastern University · United States · Est. 1990

ISSN1052-0147eISSN2160-3715

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.616

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.271

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Qualitative Report is an online, peer-reviewed journal that publishes qualitative research and methodology articles. It is published by Nova Southeastern University.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications37

Publisher OrgNova Southeastern University

OA Since1989

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~45 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nova Southeastern University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1052-0147 / 2160-3715

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2015

2018

2021

2022

2023

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ1

EducationQ2

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Social PsychologyCultural StudiesEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsQualitative Research Methods and ApplicationsPosthumanist Ethics and ActivismParticipatory Visual Research MethodsFocus Groups and Qualitative Methods

Frequently asked questions about Qualitative Report

Is Qualitative Report a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Qualitative Report: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Qualitative Report?

Qualitative Report is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is Qualitative Report indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Qualitative Report is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Qualitative Report?