Qualitative Inquiry
Qualitative Inquiry provides an interdisciplinary forum for the latest world-leading research related to qualitative methodologies in the humanities and social sciences. To this end, the journal endeavors to publish across the methodological spectrum, including but not limited to ethnography, autoethnography, Indigenous methodologies, arts as research, reflexive thematic analysis, and participatory action research—as well as interdisciplinary developments and debates related to postmodern, poststructural, new materialist, and post-qualitative forms of inquiry. Engaging with ongoing conversations related to the epistemological, ontological, and axiological foundations of research, the journal seeks submissions that attend to the development of qualitative methodologies and approaches to inquiry, rather than those manuscripts which simply use a qualitative method or technique in the conduct of a research project.
A Valuable Resource
Whether you're a scholar, an applied researcher or a student, Qualitative Inquiry brings you the cross-disciplinary scholarship you need on qualitative research methodology.
Comprehensive Coverage
The journal publishes open-peer reviewed research articles that experiment with manuscript form and content, and focus on methodological issues raised by qualitative research rather than the content or results of the research. Open to think-pieces and review essays, QI also addresses: Advances in specific methodological strategies or techniques · Key issues in qualitative research · Postmodern, post-structural and/or critical treatments of qualitative or interpretive work · Practical applications of qualitative research · Theoretical discussions on the philosophical bases of qualitative traditions
An Interdisciplinary Perspective
The papers published in Qualitative Inquiry transcend disciplinary, racial, ethnic, gender, national and paradigmatic boundaries, presenting research from such varied fields as:
- Anthropology
- Communication
- Cultural Studies
- Education
- Evaluation
- Family Studies
- Gerontology
- Health
- History
- Management
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Oral History
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Sport & Physical Culture
Current Scholarship
Qualitative Inquiry covers diverse topics spanning many fields and disciplines. Recent articles have examined:
- Embodied research practices
- Co-production and impact
- Public policy knowledge
- Digital research methods
- Post philosophies and the doing of inquiry
- Indigenous and decolonizing methodologies
- The politics of research creativity
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Implications of AI on qualitative inquiry
- Research ethics
- Politics of research in the neoliberal university
Qualitative Inquiry provides an interdisciplinary forum for the latest world-leading research related to qualitative methodologies in the humanities and social sciences. To this end, the journal endeavors to publish across the methodological spectrum, including but not limited to ethnography, autoethnography, Indigenous methodologies, arts as research, reflexive thematic analysis, and participatory action research -- as well as interdisciplinary developments and debates related to postmodern, poststructural, new materialist, and post-qualitative forms of inquiry. Engaging with ongoing conversations related to the epistemological, ontological, and axiological foundations of research, the journal seeks submissions that attend to the development of qualitative methodologies and approaches to inquiry, rather than those manuscripts which simply use a qualitative method or technique in the conduct of a research project.
Norman K Denzin | University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign, USA |
Michael Giardina | Florida State University, USA |
Yvonna Lincoln | Texas A&M University, USA |
James Salvo | University of Florida, USA |
Tony E. Adams | Bradley University, USA |
Paul A. Atkinson | Cardiff University, UK |
Lisbeth A. Berbary | University of Waterloo, Canada |
Russell Bishop | University of Waikato, New Zealand |
Gaile S. Cannella | Independent Scholar |
Devika Chawla | Ohio University, USA |
Patricia Clough | City University of New York Graduate Center, USA |
Marcelo Diversi | Washington State University Vancouver, USA |
Michele K. Donnelly | Brock University, Canada |
Carolyn S. Ellis | University of South Florida, USA |
Jennifer Esposito | Georgia State University, USA |
Michelle M. Fine | City University of New York Graduate Center, USA |
Anjali Forber-Pratt | Vanderbilt University, USA |
Melissa Freeman | University of Georgia, USA |
Aitor Gómez-Gonzalez | Rovira i Virgili University, Spain |
Serge F. Hein | Virginia Tech, USA |
Alicia Y. Jackson | Appalachian State University, USA |
Mirka Koro | Arizona State University, USA |
Margaret Kovach | University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
Patricia A. Lather | Ohio State University, USA |
Jessica Nina Lester | Indiana University, USA |
George E. Marcus | University of California-Irvine, USA |
Claudio Moreira | University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA |
W. Benjamin Myers | University of Toledo, USA |
Fikile Nxumalo | University of Toronto, Canada |
Laurence Parker | University of Utah, USA |
Sarah Pink | University of Sydney, Australia |
Laurel Richardson | Ohio State University, USA |
Johnny Saldaña | Arizona State University, USA |
James J. Scheurich | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA |
Brett Smith | Durham University, UK |
Linda Tuhiwai Smith | Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, New Zealand |
Elizabeth St. Pierre | University of Georgia, USA |
Mark Vagle | University of Minnesota, USA |
Jennifer Wolgemuth | University of South Florida, USA |
Ivan Brady | State University of New York at Oswego, USA |
Kenneth Gergen | Swarthmore College, USA |
Jaber F. Gubrium | University of Missouri, USA |
Patrick Lewis | University of Regina, Canada |
Meaghan Morris | University of Sydney, Australia |
Thomas A. Schwandt | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA |
William G. Tierney | University of Southern California, USA |
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