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| Discipline | Sociology |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Yvonna Lincoln, Norman K Denzin |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1995-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | 8/year |
| 1.207 (2017) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Qual. Inq. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | QUINFS |
| ISSN | 1077-8004 (print) 1552-7565 (web) |
| LCCN | 95658119 |
| OCLC no. | 641771564 |
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Qualitative Inquiry is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers methodological issues raised by qualitative research in the social sciences. Its current editors-in-chief are Yvonna Lincoln (Texas A&M University) and Michael Giardina (Florida State University). [1] The journal is currently published by SAGE Publications.
The journal was founded by Norman K. Denzin (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign) and was first issued in 1995. [1] [2] According to SAGE founder Sara Miller McCune, the journal would eventually grow into "a natural home for the discussions around these new ways of thinking, exploring the qualitative framework within a multidisciplinary approach". [3]
Qualitative Inquiry is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports , its 2017 impact factor is 1.207, ranking it 44 out of 98 journals in the category "Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary". [4]