Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Forum Qual. Soc. Res. Edited by Katja Mruck | Publication history 1999-present | |
Language English, German, Spanish Publisher Institute for Qualitative Research and Center for Digital Systems (Free University of Berlin) (Germany) | ||
The Forum: Qualitative Social Research (German: Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung) is a triannual peer-reviewed online academic journal covering the theory, methodology, and application of qualitative research. The editor-in-chief is Katja Mruck (Free University of Berlin). Articles published are in English, German, or Spanish. Recently, the journal has started incorporating Internet-specific forms of publication such as video and sound recordings. Manuscripts are published as soon as they have undergone peer review.
Contents
Indexing and abstracting
The journal is abstract and indexed by Intute, SocioSite, CSA Sociological Abstracts, CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Psyndex, Solis, and SocINDEX.
History
The journal was established in 1999. It has since been developed into an information, communication, and networking portal. The project was initially funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.