Journal profile · Psychology-Psychology (all)
Qualitative Psychology
ISSN 2326-3598 · eISSN 2326-3601 · APA
Qualitative Psychology: CAS Zone 1 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); hybrid open access; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Qualitative Psychology is published by APA and is in Zone 1 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics, Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics and Qualitative Research Methods and Applications, together about 28.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Psychology (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences14%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology8.8%
- Qualitative Research Methods and ApplicationsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences5.7%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology4.5%
- Critical Realism in SociologySocial Sciences4.5%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences4%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 136OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 415 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 14 | 12 |
| 2025 | 34 | 5 | 43 |
| 2024 | 54 | 14 | 238 |
| 2023 | 36 | 6 | 100 |
| 2022 | 17 | 6 | 91 |
| 2021 | 39 | 7 | 5,641 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- APA
- ISSN
- 2326-3598
- Electronic ISSN
- 2326-3601
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Qualitative Psychology
What CAS zone is Qualitative Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Qualitative Psychology is in Zone 1 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Qualitative Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Qualitative Psychology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Qualitative Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Qualitative Psychology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .