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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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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.66

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.271

Total Works

Total Citations

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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?

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

Times cited

2015

2018

2021

2022

2023

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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