Aims and Scope of Qualitative Inquiry
Qualitative Inquiry is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers methodological issues raised by qualitative research in the social sciences. The journal's editors-in-chief are Yvonna Lincoln (Texas A&M University) and Norman K. Denzin (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign). It was established in 1995 and is currently published by SAGE Publications. Less
Key Metrics
CiteScore 

3
Eigenfactor 

0.005 - 0.01
Impact Factor 

< 5
SJR 

Q1Anthropology

SNIP 

2.04
Recommended pre-submission checks
Powered by 

Topics Covered on Qualitative Inquiry
Qualitative Inquiry Journal Specifications
Indexed in the following public directories
Web of Science
Scopus
SJR
| Overview | |
| Publisher | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1995 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
View less
Planning to publish in Qualitative Inquiry ?
Upload your Manuscript to get
- Degree of match
- Common matching concepts
- Additional journal recommendations

Recently Published Papers in Qualitative Inquiry
Running Toward Freedom: Developing Fugitive Methodology Through Care and Collective Healing
- 31 Dec 2025
- Qualitative Inquiry
The Risks of Phenomenology in Qualitative Research: Methods and Concepts
- 30 Dec 2025
- Qualitative Inquiry
Not Subject to Appeal: A Poetic Exploration of Defunded Research
- 23 Dec 2025
- Qualitative Inquiry
Youth Opportunities: Reanimating Data as Found Poems of Transition, Resistance, and Representation
- 26 Nov 2025
- Qualitative Inquiry
Fieldwork With Epilogue: Uncontrollable Exits, Dilemmas, and Praxis Stories
- 26 Nov 2025
- Qualitative Inquiry
Dialogues of Sense and Algorithm: Reconfiguring Arts-Based Research in the AI Era
- 25 Nov 2025
- Qualitative Inquiry
Running Toward Freedom: Developing Fugitive Methodology Through Care and Collective Healing
- 31 Dec 2025
- Qualitative Inquiry
The Risks of Phenomenology in Qualitative Research: Methods and Concepts
- 30 Dec 2025
- Qualitative Inquiry
Not Subject to Appeal: A Poetic Exploration of Defunded Research
- 23 Dec 2025
- Qualitative Inquiry
Youth Opportunities: Reanimating Data as Found Poems of Transition, Resistance, and Representation
- 26 Nov 2025
- Qualitative Inquiry
Fieldwork With Epilogue: Uncontrollable Exits, Dilemmas, and Praxis Stories
- 26 Nov 2025
- Qualitative Inquiry
Dialogues of Sense and Algorithm: Reconfiguring Arts-Based Research in the AI Era
- 25 Nov 2025
- Qualitative Inquiry