The Qualitative Report (ISSN 1052-0147) is a peer-reviewed, on-line monthly journal devoted to writing and discussion of and about qualitative, critical, action, and collaborative inquiry and research. The Qualitative Report, the oldest multidisciplinary qualitative research journal in the world, serves as a forum and sounding board for researchers, scholars, practitioners, and other reflective-minded individuals who are passionate about ideas, methods, and analyses permeating qualitative, action, collaborative, and critical study. These pages are open to a variety of forms: original, scholarly activity such as reports of completed qualitative research, reports about qualitative research, and reviews of recently published books pertaining to qualitative research.
About The Qualitative Report
- The Qualitative Report was the first English-language, open-access, online journal devoted exclusively to qualitative research.
- The journal is ranked among the top ten open-access cultural studies journals indexed in Web of Science.
- Recent impact measures include:
- Clarivate Web of Science: 1.6 (80th percentile)
- Elsevier Scopus CiteScore: 3.6
- SJR Impact Factor: 2.28
- In the past year, the journal recorded more than 900,000 article downloads.
- Authors published in TQR represent 111 countries, reflecting the journal’s global readership and reach.
- TQR is distinguished as the only qualitative research journal published by a Carnegie-classified R1 university.
Current Issue: Volume 31, Number 6 (2026) Volume 31 Issue 6 June 2026
Articles
Feedback Literacy in Colombian High School Students: A Phenomenological Approach
Maria Eugenia Cárdenas and Marcela Valencia Serrano
Discourse in Youth Organizations Functioning in Poland: Constructing a Platform for Dialogue
Magdalena Cuprjak and Celina Czech-Włodarczyk
A Multi-Stakeholder Perception Model of Study Tour Resources: A Grounded Theory Study
Zhao Junming and Diana Mohamad
Governance Success Factors in the Nglanggeran Sustainable Tourism Village, Indonesia
Dwi Kristanti, Hartuti Purnaweni, Ida Hayu Dwimawanti, and Teguh Yuwono
Character Education Across School Contexts: A Qualitative Study of High- and Regular-Performing Schools in Indonesia
Heri Retnawati, Zurqoni Zurqoni, Mukhamad Ilyasin, Hasan Djidu, Kartianom Kartianom, and Ezi Apino
Ethical Pedagogy in Marketing: Faculty Perspectives on Generative Artificial Intelligence Using Thematic Analysis
Maria Naureen Shahid, Oscar Robayo-Pinzon, Sandra Rojas-Berrio, and Sana Irfan
Book Reviews
Contemporary Coding Techniques in Qualitative Analysis: A Review of Saldaña’s The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (5th ed.)
Luis Miguel Dos Santos
Large Language Models as Qualitative Instruments: A Review of AI for Qualitative Research
Luis Miguel Dos Santos
