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Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1986

ISSN2532-2044

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total30

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.198

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.284

Total Works

161

Total Citations

542

2yr Mean Citedness

1.05

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes qualitative research focused on healthcare experiences, including patient and provider perspectives on illness, treatment, and well-being. It explores themes such as occupational health concerns, emotional labor in healthcare professions, patient-provider relationships, and the impact of cultural and systemic factors on health outcomes. The research often employs phenomenological, interpretivist, and arts-based methodologies to understand lived experiences.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / 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

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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

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Health PolicyQ4

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ4

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