International Journal of Qualitative Methods
SAGE Publishing
About the journal
International Journal of Qualitative Methods is an open-access journal published by SAGE Publishing in United States, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,650 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 12 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- SAGE Publishing
- ISSN
- 1609-4069
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,650 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 2420
- Declared review time
- 12 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ijq
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2003-11-25
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 2,650 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 12 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
2420
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
12weeks
Works in OpenAlex
2346
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
136
i10-index
1021
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2024-04-04
- Added to DOAJ
- 2003-11-25
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSS
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPKP PNPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 98%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity4
- Alternate titles
- IJQM
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101213922
- Society affiliations
- International Institute for Qualitative Methodology
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health Policy Implementation Science
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- Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
- Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Community Health and Development
- Community Health and Development
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Data Analysis and Archiving
- Data Analysis and Archiving
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Digital Storytelling and Education
- Digital Storytelling and Education
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
- Social Science and Policy Research
- Social Science and Policy Research
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Management and Organizational Studies
- Management and Organizational Studies
- Social Media and Politics
- Social Media and Politics
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
Keywords (DOAJ)
- qualitative research methods
- methodology
- mixed methods
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