Journal profile
Investigacion Cualitativa
ISSN 2473-4985 · Investigacion Cualitativa · United States
Investigacion Cualitativa: fully open access; no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Investigacion Cualitativa is published by Investigacion Cualitativa. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics, Qualitative Research Methods and Applications and Autobiographical and Biographical Writing, together about 42% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences18%
- Qualitative Research Methods and ApplicationsSocial Sciences12%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities12%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences6%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences6%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4%
- Doctoral Education Challenges and SolutionsHealth Professions4%
- Qualitative research in healthSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 22 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Investigacion Cualitativa
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2473-4985
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Investigacion Cualitativa
How long does peer review take at Investigacion Cualitativa?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Is Investigacion Cualitativa open access, and what is the APC?
Investigacion Cualitativa is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .