Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Journal of Participatory Research Methods
ISSN 2688-0261 · University of Cincinnati · United States
Journal of Participatory Research Methods: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Participatory Research Methods is published by University of Cincinnati. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Participatory Visual Research Methods, Community Health and Development and Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics, together about 53% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Participatory Visual Research MethodsSocial Sciences26.4%
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions19.4%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences7.2%
- Children's Rights and ParticipationSocial Sciences6.8%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions5%
- Service-Learning and Community EngagementSocial Sciences5%
- Education and Art IntegrationSocial Sciences4.8%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 242/744 | 67th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.36OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 282 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 101 | 101 | 680 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 621 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 396 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 238 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 102 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 31 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| 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
- University of Cincinnati
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2688-0261
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Participatory Research Methods
How long does peer review take at Journal of Participatory Research Methods?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Which databases index Journal of Participatory Research Methods?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Participatory Research Methods is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Participatory Research Methods open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Participatory Research Methods is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .