Qualitative Health Research


Qualitative Health Research is a peer-reviewed medical journal that publishes papers in the field of public health. The editor-in-chief is Janice M. Morse. It was established in 1991 and is published by Sage Publications.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus, and the Science Citation Index Expanded. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2012 impact factor is 2.181, ranking it 17th out of 67 journals in the category "Health Policy & Services".