Forum: Qualitative Social Research

FQS

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Forum: Qualitative Social Research is an open-access journal published by FQS in Germany, publishing in spanish and german and english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 20 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.

Basic facts

Publisher
FQS
ISSN
1438-5627
Country
Germany
Languages
spanish, german, english
Access
Open access
Articles in DOAJ
2398
Declared review time
20 weeks
Declared peer-review model
double_blind
Official website
http://qualitative-research.net/

Index listings

  • DOAJ · 2003-09-25
Indexing
DOAJ
APC
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Declared review time (DOAJ)
20 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
Activity (OpenAlex)
Active — latest works 2026
PublishLens list status
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Articles in DOAJ

2398

Most recent article

4 months ago

Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)

20weeks

Works in OpenAlex

222

Last recorded publication year

2025

Reported by OpenAlex in 2 of 3 sources (CC0 flags, not verified indexing)DOAJSciELOOpenAlex Core

h-index

19

i10-index

37

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Editorial & policy11
Last DOAJ review date
2026-08-04
Added to DOAJ
2003-09-25
Declared plagiarism screening
Not declared
Other fees beyond APC
No
Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
PKP PN
Editorial board
Official page ↗
Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
Open references deposited at Crossref
50%
ORCID iDs in current deposits
0%
Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
✓
Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
✓
Peer-review policy
View policy
Identity & continuity3
Alternate titles
Forum: qualitative social researchFQS
Source type
journal
NLM unique ID (PubMed)
101260512
Classification2

Subjects (DOAJ)

Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)

LCC codes

H1-99

Subject areas

  • Sociology and Education Studies
  • Sociology and Education Studies
  • Linguistic research and analysis
  • Linguistic research and analysis
  • Linguistic Education and Pedagogy
  • Linguistic Education and Pedagogy
  • Education Methods and Technologies
  • Education Methods and Technologies
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  • Innovation, Technology, and Society
  • Innovation, Technology, and Society
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • European history and politics
  • European history and politics
  • Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
  • Public Administration and Political Analysis
  • German legal, social, and political studies
  • Data Analysis and Archiving
  • German legal, social, and political studies
  • Data Analysis and Archiving
  • Public Administration and Political Analysis
  • Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
  • Corporate Insolvency and Governance
  • Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
  • Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
  • German Social Sciences and History
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Corporate Insolvency and Governance
  • Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
  • German Social Sciences and History
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Social Work Education and Practice
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Gender Studies in Language
  • Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
  • Sports Science and Education
  • Social Work Education and Practice
  • Sports Science and Education
  • Social Sciences and Policies
  • Social Sciences and Policies
  • Gender Studies in Language
  • Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
  • Participatory Visual Research Methods
  • German Literature and Culture Studies
  • Social and Educational Sciences
  • Social and Educational Sciences
  • Participatory Visual Research Methods
  • German Literature and Culture Studies

Keywords (DOAJ)

  • qualitative research methods
  • methodology
  • mixed methods
  • visual research methods
  • narrative research methods
  • data analysis

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