The Qualitative Report
Last updated ISSN 1052-0147
The Qualitative Report is published by Nova Southeastern University in social sciences. It is open access. The article processing charge is $500.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Qualitative Report concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Reflective Practices in Education
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Health Policy Implementation Science
Key facts
| Publisher | Nova Southeastern University |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1052-0147, 2160-3715 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $500 |
| Indexed in | Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 3,373 |
| Publishing since | 1990 |
| Journal website | nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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