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Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1986

ISSN2532-2044

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ PubMed/MEDLINE56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.309

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.284

Total Worksi

161

Total Citationsi

542

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Policy; Medicine (miscellaneous); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications161

Publisher OrgPAGEPress (Italy)

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2532-2044

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

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?

Yes

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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

2019

2020

2021

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.

Health PolicyQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Empathy and Medical EducationMental Health and Patient InvolvementInnovations in Medical EducationPrimary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutSuicide and Self-Harm StudiesPatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareQualitative Research Methods and EthicsPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesCinema and Media Studies

Frequently asked questions about Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare

Is Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare: it is indexed in 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 Research in Medicine and Healthcare?

Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.309.

Is Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare?