Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Qualitative Sociology Review
ISSN 1733-8077 · Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Lodzkiego/Lodz University Press · Poland
Qualitative Sociology Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Qualitative Sociology Review is published by Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Lodzkiego/Lodz University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics, Qualitative Research Methods and Applications and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice, together about 41.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Qualitative Sociology Review publishes empirical, methodological, and theoretical articles applicable to all fields and specializations within sociology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Editor-in-chief Krzysztof Tomasz KoneckiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 4, Canada 2, United States 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences15.8%
- Qualitative Research Methods and ApplicationsSocial Sciences15%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences10.7%
- Qualitative research in healthSocial Sciences7.7%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences3.8%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities3.3%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences2.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | Q3 | 168/286 | 41st |
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 131OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 688 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 330 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 470 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 398 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 445 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 407 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 393 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-NC-ND | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5–10
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
This international scientific journal is open-access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Lodzkiego/Lodz University Press
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1733-8077
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Qualitative Sociology Review
How long does peer review take at Qualitative Sociology Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Qualitative Sociology Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5–10; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Qualitative Sociology Review based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (4), Canada (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Qualitative Sociology Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Qualitative Sociology Review is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Qualitative Sociology Review open access, and what is the APC?
Qualitative Sociology Review 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, Publisher website; 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: .