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Qualitative Inquiry

Qualitative Inquiry


eISSN: 15527565 | ISSN: 10778004 | Current volume: 30 | Current issue: 8-9 Frequency: 10 Times/Year

Qualitative Inquiry provides an interdisciplinary forum for the latest world-leading research related to qualitative methodologies in the humanities and social sciences. To this end, the journal endeavors to publish across the methodological spectrum, including but not limited to ethnography, autoethnography, Indigenous methodologies, arts as research, reflexive thematic analysis, and participatory action research—as well as interdisciplinary developments and debates related to postmodern, poststructural, new materialist, and post-qualitative forms of inquiry. Engaging with ongoing conversations related to the epistemological, ontological, and axiological foundations of research, the journal seeks submissions that attend to the development of qualitative methodologies and approaches to inquiry, rather than those manuscripts which simply use a qualitative method or technique in the conduct of a research project. 

A Valuable Resource

Whether you're a scholar, an applied researcher or a student, Qualitative Inquiry brings you the cross-disciplinary scholarship you need on qualitative research methodology.

Comprehensive Coverage

The journal publishes open-peer reviewed research articles that experiment with manuscript form and content, and focus on methodological issues raised by qualitative research rather than the content or results of the research. Open to think-pieces and review essays, QI also addresses: Advances in specific methodological strategies or techniques · Key issues in qualitative research · Postmodern, post-structural and/or critical treatments of qualitative or interpretive work · Practical applications of qualitative research · Theoretical discussions on the philosophical bases of qualitative traditions

An Interdisciplinary Perspective

The papers published in Qualitative Inquiry transcend disciplinary, racial, ethnic, gender, national and paradigmatic boundaries, presenting research from such varied fields as:

  • Anthropology
  • Communication
  • Cultural Studies
  • Education
  • Evaluation
  • Family Studies
  • Gerontology
  • Health
  • History
  • Management
  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Oral History
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology 
  • Sport & Physical Culture

Current Scholarship

Qualitative Inquiry
covers diverse topics spanning many fields and disciplines. Recent articles have examined:

  • Embodied research practices
  • Co-production and impact
  • Public policy knowledge
  • Digital research methods
  • Post philosophies and the doing of inquiry
  • Indigenous and decolonizing methodologies
  • The politics of research creativity
  • COVID-19 pandemic
  • Implications of AI on qualitative inquiry
  • Research ethics
  • Politics of research in the neoliberal university

Qualitative Inquiry provides an interdisciplinary forum for the latest world-leading research related to qualitative methodologies in the humanities and social sciences. To this end, the journal endeavors to publish across the methodological spectrum, including but not limited to ethnography, autoethnography, Indigenous methodologies, arts as research, reflexive thematic analysis, and participatory action research -- as well as interdisciplinary developments and debates related to postmodern, poststructural, new materialist, and post-qualitative forms of inquiry. Engaging with ongoing conversations related to the epistemological, ontological, and axiological foundations of research, the journal seeks submissions that attend to the development of qualitative methodologies and approaches to inquiry, rather than those manuscripts which simply use a qualitative method or technique in the conduct of a research project.

Founding Editor
Norman K Denzin University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign, USA
Editors
Michael Giardina Florida State University, USA
Yvonna Lincoln Texas A&M University, USA
Associate Editor for New Directions
James Salvo University of Florida, USA
Editorial Board
Tony E. Adams Bradley University, USA
Paul A. Atkinson Cardiff University, UK
Lisbeth A. Berbary University of Waterloo, Canada
Russell Bishop University of Waikato, New Zealand
Gaile S. Cannella Independent Scholar
Devika Chawla Ohio University, USA
Patricia Clough City University of New York Graduate Center, USA
Marcelo Diversi Washington State University Vancouver, USA
Michele K. Donnelly Brock University, Canada
Carolyn S. Ellis University of South Florida, USA
Jennifer Esposito Georgia State University, USA
Michelle M. Fine City University of New York Graduate Center, USA
Anjali Forber-Pratt Vanderbilt University, USA
Melissa Freeman University of Georgia, USA
Aitor Gómez-Gonzalez Rovira i Virgili University, Spain
Serge F. Hein Virginia Tech, USA
Alicia Y. Jackson Appalachian State University, USA
Mirka Koro Arizona State University, USA
Margaret Kovach University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Patricia A. Lather Ohio State University, USA
Jessica Nina Lester Indiana University, USA
George E. Marcus University of California-Irvine, USA
Claudio Moreira University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA
W. Benjamin Myers University of Toledo, USA
Fikile Nxumalo University of Toronto, Canada
Laurence Parker University of Utah, USA
Sarah Pink University of Sydney, Australia
Laurel Richardson Ohio State University, USA
Johnny Saldaña Arizona State University, USA
James J. Scheurich Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA
Brett Smith Durham University, UK
Linda Tuhiwai Smith Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, New Zealand
Elizabeth St. Pierre University of Georgia, USA
Mark Vagle University of Minnesota, USA
Jennifer Wolgemuth University of South Florida, USA
Editorial Board Emeritus
Ivan Brady State University of New York at Oswego, USA
Kenneth Gergen Swarthmore College, USA
Jaber F. Gubrium University of Missouri, USA
Patrick Lewis University of Regina, Canada
Meaghan Morris University of Sydney, Australia
Thomas A. Schwandt University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
William G. Tierney University of Southern California, USA
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