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About the Qualitative Social Work format

Qualitative Social Work is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Social Work Education and Practice, Homelessness and Social Issues, Mental Health and Patient Involvement.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Qualitative Social Work, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inSocial Work Education and Practice Homelessness and Social Issues Mental Health and Patient Involvement Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics Child Abuse and Trauma
ISSN1473-3250
Citation impact (2-yr)1.01
h-index76
i10-index608
Total citations33,745
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Michigan
Journal websiteqsw.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Qualitative Social Work per year

69
2014
75
2015
79
2016
70
2017
49
2018
64
2019
104
2020
143
2021
89
2022
67
2023
50
2024
43
2025

Citation impact of Qualitative Social Work by publication year

1.5K
2014
1.5K
2015
1.4K
2016
1.5K
2017
669
2018
857
2019
1.1K
2020
1.5K
2021
572
2022
453
2023
99
2024
25
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Qualitative Social Work

Two Decades of Developments in Qualitative Inquiry

Michael Quinn Patton · 1 Sep 2002

The publication of the third edition of Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods offers the author an opportunity to reflect back over two decades of developments in qualitative inquiry. Major developments include: the end of the qualitative-quantitative debate; the flowering of diverse and competing approaches within qualitative inquiry; the increased importance of mixed methods; the elaboration…

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Bracketing in Qualitative Research

Lea Tufford, Peter A. Newman · 21 Oct 2010

Bracketing is a method used in qualitative research to mitigate the potentially deleterious effects of preconceptions that may taint the research process. However, the processes through which bracketing takes place are poorly understood, in part as a result of a shift away from its phenomenological origins. The current article examines the historical and philosophical roots…

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Mixed Methods Research: Merging Theory with Practice

1 Mar 2012

1. Introduction to Mixed Methods Research. 2. Formulating Questions, Conducting a Literature Review, Sampling Design, and the Centrality of Ethics in Mixed Methods Research. 3. A Qualitative Approach to Mixed Methods Design, Analysis, Interpretation, Writing Up, and Validity. 4. Interpretative Approaches to Mixed Methods Research. 5. Feminist Approaches to Mixed Methods Research. 6. C. Kelly,…

Conducting secondary analysis of qualitative data: Should we, can we, and how?

Nicole Ruggiano, Tam Perry · 14 Apr 2017

While secondary data analysis of quantitative data has become commonplace and encouraged across disciplines, the practice of secondary data analysis with qualitative data has met more criticism and concerns regarding potential methodological and ethical problems. Though commentary about qualitative secondary data analysis has increased, little is known about the current state of qualitative secondary data…

Conjectures and Refutations

Jane F. Gilgun · 1 Sep 2002

In this article, I review ‘Qualitative Methods in Health Research’, a document sponsored by three offices of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The document has the purpose of educating qualitative researchers on how to fit proposals based on qualitative approaches to NIH requirements for funding. I show that the NIH document provides helpful…

Qualitative Social Work template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Qualitative Social Work format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Qualitative Social Work template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Qualitative Social Work use?
Qualitative Social Work uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Qualitative Social Work, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Qualitative Social Work document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes Qualitative Social Work?
Qualitative Social Work is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Qualitative Social Work template matches SAGE's official submission format.
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