Qualitative Research in Psychology aims to become the primary forum for qualitative researchers in all areas of psychology–cognitive, social, developmental, educational, clinical, health, and forensic-as well as for those conducting psychologically relevant qualitative research in other disciplines.

Qualitative Research in Psychology is dedicated to exploring and expanding the territory of qualitative psychological research, strengthening its identity within the international research community and defining its place within the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. The journal will be broad in scope, presenting the full range of qualitative approaches to psychological research. The journal aims to firmly establish qualitative inquiry as an integral part of the discipline of psychology; to stimulate discussion of the relative merits of different qualitative methods in psychology; to provide a showcase for exemplary and innovative qualitative research projects in psychology; to establish appropriately high standards for the conduct and reporting of qualitative research; to establish a bridge between psychology and the other social and human sciences where qualitative inquiry has a proven track record; and to place qualitative psychological inquiry appropriately within the scientific, paradigmatic and philosophical issues that it raises.

Types of Manuscripts.

 

Qualitative Research in Psychology will publish the following types of paper:

1) Theoretical papers that address conceptual issues underlying qualitative research, that integrate findings from qualitative
research on a substantive topic in psychology, that explore the novel contribution of qualitative research to a topic of psychological interest, or that contribute to debates concerning qualitative research across the disciplines but with special significance for psychology

2) Empirical papers that report psychological research using qualitative methods and techniques, those that illustrate qualitative
methodology in an exemplary manner, or that use a qualitative approach in unusual or innovative ways

3) Debates

4) Book reviews

Submissions for special issues will normally be announced via an advertisement in the journal, although suggestions for topics are
always welcome. Book reviews will normally be suggested by the Reviews Editor, although unsolicited reviews will be considered and the journal will also review other relevant media as well as qualitative research software.

All papers are refereed by, and must be to the satisfaction of, at least two authorities in the topic. All material submitted for
publication is assumed to be exclusively for Qualitative Research in Psychology, and not to have been submitted for publication elsewhere. Priority and time of publication are decided by the editors, who maintain the customary right to edit material accepted for publication if necessary.

Submission of Manuscripts

 

Manuscripts should be submitted via the web at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/uqrp. All components of your paper (including tables and figures) should be contained within a single document (preferably in Word but files can be accepted from any of the common Macintosh, Windows, or MS-DOS word processing programs). Please send two versions of your paper, blinding one version for peer review purposes (i.e., author names and affiliations removed). The editorial office accepts papers in either UK or U.S. page size formats.

Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout, especially the references. Pages should be numbered in order. The following
items must be provided in the order given:

 

1) Title Page. Authors and affiliations: Authors should include their full name and the establishment where the work was carried
out (if the author has left this establishment his/her present address should be given as a footnote). For papers with several contributors, the order of authorship should be made clear and the corresponding author (to whom proofs and offprints will be sent) named with their telephone/fax/e-mail contact information listed.

Abstract: Please provide an abstract of approximately 150 words. This should be readable without reference to the article and should indicate the scope of the contribution, including the main conclusions and essential original content.

Keywords: Please provide at least 5-10 key words.

 

About the author: Please provide a brief biography to appear at the end of your paper.

2) Text. Subheadings should appear on separate lines. The use of more than three levels of heading should be avoided. Format as follows:

1 Heading
1.1 Subheading
1.1.1 Subsubheading

Footnotes should be avoided. If necessary they should be supplied as end notes before the references.

3) References. The Harvard style of references should be used. The reference is referred to in the text by the author and date (Smith, 1997) and then listed in alphabetical order at the end of the article applying the following style:

For a book: Hollway, W. and Jefferson, T. 2000: Doing qualitative research differently: free association, narrative and the interview method. London: Sage.

For an edited book: Brown, L.M. 2001: Adolescent girls, class, and the cultures of femininity. In Packer, M.J. and Tappan, M.B., editors, Cultural and critical perspectives on human development. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

For a journal article: Madill, A., Jordan, A. and Shirley, C. 2000: Objectivity and reliability in qualitative analysis: realist, contextualist and radical constructionist epistemologies. British Journal of Psychology 91, 1–20.

4) Acknowledgements. Authors should acknowledge any financial or practical assistance.

5) Tables. These should be provided on a separate page at the end of the paper and be numbered in sequence. Each table should have a title stating concisely the nature of information given. Units should be in brackets at the head of columns. The same information should not be included in both tables and figures.

6) Figure captions. These should be provided together on a page following the tables.

7) Figures. Figures should ideally be sized to reproduce at the same size. All figures should be numbered consecutively in the
order in which they are referred to in the text. Qualifications (A), (B), etc. can only be used when the separate illustrations can be grouped together with one caption. Please provide figures at the end of your paper on a separate page for each figure. Once
accepted you will be required to provide a best quality electronic file for each figure, preferably in either TIFF or EPS format.

 

Illustrations submitted (line drawings, halftones, photos, photomicrographs, etc.) should be clean originals or digital files. Digital files are recommended for highest quality reproduction and should follow these guidelines:

Color illustrations will be considered for publication; however, the author will be required to bear the full cost involved in their
printing and publication. The charge for the first page with color is $900.00. The next three pages with color are $450.00 each. A custom quote will be provided for color art totaling more than 4 journal pages. Good-quality color prints or files should be
provided in their final size. The publisher has the right to refuse publication of color prints deemed unacceptable.

Permissions

 

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources and are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher. All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs become the property of the publisher.

 

Page proofs are sent to the designated author using Taylor & Francis' Central Article Tracking System (CATS). All proofs
must be corrected and returned to the publisher within 48 hours of receipt. If the manuscript is not returned within the allotted time, the editor will proofread the article and it will be printed per his instruction. Only correction of typographical errors is permitted at the proof stage.