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 4 (2026) Volume 31 Issue 4 April 2026
Articles
Coordinated Telehealth for People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Qualitative Comparison of Providers’ and Patients’ Experiences
Erin J. Bush, Reshmi L. Singh, Josephine Cox, Merrill R. Landers, and Annalisa V. Piccorelli
Thinking towards the Future: Reflections on Engaging with AI for Visual Data Presentation in Qualitative Research
Chloe Le and Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan
A Rigorous and Ethical Methodological Framework for Navigating Cultural Differences with Police Officers in a South African Rural Community
Masefako Andronica Gumani
Beyond Victimhood, Expanding Narratives: A Generative Inquiry with Trafficking Survivors
Giacomo Chiara, Celiane Camargo-Borges, Diego Romaioli, and Alberta Contarello
TTestimonios de una Estudiante de Doctorado: Regaining Joy in Graduate School through Research-Practice Partnerships
Sophia Piral Lee
Solo Faculty Program Coordinators in Student Affairs-Related Graduate Programs
Phillip A. Olt, Mitch Nasser, Louise Michelle Vital, Steve Tolman, James G. Archibald, Mary Ann Bodine Al-Sharif, Blue Brazelton, Rozana Carducci, Michael Houdyshell, Tryan McMickens, Cara Meixner, Molly Mistretta, Amy Paciej-Woodruff, Richie Stevens, Ann Wendle, and Claude E.P. Mayo
Exploring Lay Meanings of Happiness in Contemporary India: A Qualitative Inquiry
Kunmun Mishra and Kailash BL Srivastava Professor
Advancing Sustainability in The Indonesian Oil Field Services Landscape
Firmansyah Arifin, Sudarso Kaderi Wiryono, Sylviana Maya Damayanti, and Gatot Yudoko
How To Article
What Multiple Theories Can Illuminate in Qualitative Research
Sherry Marx, Rachel Billings, Taylor Dexter, Mark T. Lewis, Patrick Ocran, and Douglas Weber
