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Qualitative Sociology Review

Lodz University · Poland · Est. 2005

ISSN1733-8077eISSN1733-8077

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.208

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.323

Total Worksi

679

Total Citationsi

4,609

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Sociology; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionPoland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications679

Publisher OrgUniversity of Lodz Press

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lodz University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1733-8077 / 1733-8077

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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

229

2019

169

2020

232

2021

100

2022

2023

2024

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial and Cultural DynamicsContemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeManagement and Organizational StudiesParticipatory Visual Research MethodsLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesGender, Feminism, and MediaHomelessness and Social IssuesYouth Education and Societal DynamicsGender Roles and Identity Studies

Frequently asked questions about Qualitative Sociology Review

Is Qualitative Sociology Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Qualitative Sociology Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Qualitative Sociology Review?

Qualitative Sociology Review 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.61.

Is Qualitative Sociology Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Qualitative Sociology Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Qualitative Sociology Review?