SSM – Qualitative Research in Health PDF

Affiliation:
Affiliated with Social Science & Medicine; edited by Stefan Timmermans, Senior Editor at Social Science & Medicine.

Review Process:
Peer-reviewed.

Access:
Open access journal.

Objective:
The journal aims to provide an international and interdisciplinary platform for high-quality qualitative research related to health and wellbeing. It focuses on robust methodology and supports researchers in disciplines where qualitative research is underrepresented. The journal aims to serve a broad, interdisciplinary audience, including social scientists, health providers, public health scholars, practitioners, and health policy decision makers.

Content Focus:

• Qualitative research related to medical care, illness, disease, health, and wellbeing.
• Methodological and theoretical contributions to qualitative research in health.
• Studies using a variety of qualitative methodologies, such as conversation and discourse analysis, ethnography, focus groups, and interviews.

Special Features:

• The journal offers the opportunity to publish special issues or sections on current or emerging areas of interest in the field.
• It supports innovative presentations of research through multimedia formats.

Audience:
The journal targets a broad, interdisciplinary audience:

• Social Scientists
• Health Providers
• Public Health Scholars
• Practitioners in the field of health and medicine
• Health Policy Decision Makers

Global Reach:
As an open-access journal, SSM – Qualitative Research in Health aims to reach an international audience and contribute to the global understanding of health and wellbeing through qualitative research.

By offering a peer-reviewed, open-access platform, SSM – Qualitative Research in Health aims to advance the field of qualitative health research, catering to a diverse, interdisciplinary readership and encouraging innovative approaches to research presentation.

Volume 1: December 2021
Volume 2: December 2022
Volume 3: June 2023
Volume 4: December 2023
Volume 5: June 2024