Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare
KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
About the journal
Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare is an open-access journal published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. in China, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 900 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 16 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- ISSN
- 2532-2044
- Country
- China
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 900 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 159
- Declared review time
- 16 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2019-02-19
- PUBMED · 2018-05-30
- Indexing
- DOAJ · PUBMED
- APC
- 900 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 16 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
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Articles in DOAJ
159
Most recent article
6 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
16weeks
Works in OpenAlex
161
Last recorded publication year
2025
h-index
9
i10-index
9
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-07-25
- Added to DOAJ
- 2019-02-19
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPKP PNPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 96%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 29%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- Qualitative research in medicine and healthcare
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101729160
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Innovations in Medical Education
Show all subjects (50)
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Cinema and Media Studies
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Cinema and Media Studies
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Family Support in Illness
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Management and Organizational Studies
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Family Support in Illness
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Management and Organizational Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
Keywords (DOAJ)
- qualitative research
- sociology of health
- health communication
- provider-patient communication
- health education
- health narrative
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