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Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1986

ISSN2532-2044
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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 ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.309
H-Indexi
9
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
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

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier B.V.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2532-2044
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
12
85
2019
25
56
2020
14
81
2021
12
30
2022
15
65
2023
21
56
2024
19
15
2025
4
0
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. 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?

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

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref