International Journal of Qualitative Methods

The International Journal of Qualitative Methods (IJQM) is an open-access, internet-based, refereed journal. Established in 2002, it is published quarterly. The IJQM is sponsored by the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology (IIQM) at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

The publishing mandate of the IJQM focuses on articles that describe, develop, and disseminate qualitative methods. As a multidisciplinary international journal, the IJQM has a readership consisting of academics, students, and professionals who undertake qualitative research worldwide. The regional editors manage article submissions and reviews in languages other than English, as well as posting translations of published articles as they become available.

The current Editor and Associate Editor (Cindy Jardine and Lisa Given, respectively) work out of the IIQM in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and oversee the work of the IJQM's regional editors. As of 2008, these were Margareth Angelo, Escola de Efermagem da USP, Brazil; Dan Bar-On, International Center for Qualitative Methodology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Bas Levering, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands; Lea Kacen, International Center for Qualitative Methodology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Irena Madjar, University of Newcastle, Australia; Francisco J. Mercado Martinez, PROGICS, University of Guadalajara, Mexico; Neila van der Linde, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; and Kyung Rim Shin, Ewha Womans University, Korea. Moira Calder serves as technical editor.

The journal is divided into sections: full-length articles, keynote addresses, insider insights (short “how-to” methodological briefs edited by Lisa Given, University of Alberta, Canada), and abstracts from the [Page 454]two IIQM international conferences (Advances in Qualitative Methods and Qualitative Health Research).

Examples of recent articles include the following:

The IJQM is indexed in Academic Abstracts FullTEXT, Academic Search, BioMedical FullTEXT, Business Source, Canadian Reference Centre, Canadian MAS FullTEXT, Health Source, Humanities Source, MasterFILE, Public Library FullTEXT, Primary Search, Social Science Center, Sociological Abstracts, and Topic Search.