Qualitative Research Journals
The library provides access to many education and counseling journals. Direct links to some of them are provided below. To search for other journals, go to the E-Publication Finder where you can search for journals by title or subject.
The list of journals below is not comprehensive, but these are some commonly referenced journals in qualitative research. However, you should check the credentialing of any additional journals using the Beall's List to ensure that the journals are not predatory.
Journals
These journals are either available through the library or are open access.
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International Journal of Qualitative Methods
"International Journal of Qualitative Methods (IJQM) is a peer-reviewed open access journal which focuses on methodological advances, innovations, and insights in qualitative or mixed methods studies. " - from publisher, Sage Journals -
Art/Research International: A Transdisciplinary Journal
"Art/Research International is a forum dedicated to exploring and advancing art as and/or within the research process across disciplines and internationally." - from publisher -
Qualitative Sociology
"The journal Qualitative Sociology is dedicated to the qualitative interpretation and analysis of social life. The journal offers both theoretical and analytical research, and publishes manuscripts based on research methods such as interviewing, participant observation, ethnography, historical analysis, archive research, and others which do not rely primarily on numerical data." - from publisher, Springer Nature -
Qualitative Studies
"Qualitative Studies (QS) is an interdisciplinary open-access journal which aims to be a central forum for discussions of qualitative research in social sciences in general. " - from publisher -
Qualitative Research in Education
"Qualitative Research in Education gathers the outcomes from the educational researches carried out in different fields, disciplines and qualitative methodological approaches. These investigations have as a final purpose to improve the educational processes or contexts. Consequently, the journal will publish disciplinary and multi-disciplinary pieces of work linked to education and more precisely to Pedagogy, Sociology, Anthropology, History, Philosophy, Linguistics, Geography, Mathematics, Physical Education, Music or Political Science." - from publisher -
American Journal of Qualitative Research
"American Journal of Qualitative Research (AJQR) is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes qualitative research articles from a number of social science disciplines such as psychology, health science, sociology, criminology, education, political science, and administrative studies. The journal is an international and interdisciplinary focus and greatly welcomes papers from all countries." - from publisher -
International Journal of Qualitative Research
"The International Journal of Qualitative Research is a Peer-Reviewed and Open Access journal which is devoted to disseminating the results of qualitative research. The scope of publication in the International Journal of Qualitative Research includes research articles in the field of Sociology, Anthropology, Social Welfare, Communication, Politics, Public Policy, Law and Criminology Studies, Education, and related to other social and humanities that use a qualitative approach." - from publisher
These are other journals of note. While the library does not subscribe to them, some do contain open access articles. Furthermore, access to restricted articles from these journals can be requested through interlibrary loan.
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International Review of Qualitative Research
"Both academically sound and partisan, International Review of Qualitative Research (IRQR) is a peer-reviewed journal founded to advance the use of critical, experimental, and traditional forms of qualitative inquiry towards the pursuit of social justice." - from publisher -
International of Qualitative Studies in Education
"The aim of the International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (popularly known as QSE) is to enhance the practice and theory of qualitative research in education, with “education” defined in the broadest possible sense, including non-school settings. The journal publishes peer-reviewed empirical research focused on critical issues of racism (including whiteness, white racism, and white supremacy), capitalism and its class structure (including critiques of neoliberalism), gender and gender identity, heterosexism and homophobia, LGBTQI/queer issues, home culture and language biases, immigration xenophobia, domination, and other issues of oppression and exclusion". - from publisher
Note: This journal does contain some open access articles. All other articles can be requested through interlibrary loan.