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Status
Active
Coverage
1998–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
6.1
SJR · SCImago
0.880
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
72
Best quartile
Q2 · 59th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | 91 / 221 | 59th | Q2 |
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Qualitative Market Research
Qualitative Market Research is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 6.1), ABDC B, ABS / AJG 2, WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Emerald Group Publishing.
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ISSN 1352-2752Verify ISSN ↗1758-7646Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Scopus · Q2ABDC BABS / AJG 2WoS · ESCIONOS
6.1
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
B
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
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Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1998
Field of research
Marketing (3506)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Emerald Group Publishing
B = next 35–40% — good to excellent metrics and reputation.
View this source on ABDC ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Unchanged since 2021 vs ABS / AJG 2021
Field
Marketing
2 = journals publishing original research of an acceptable standard.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
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Quick answers
Is Qualitative Market Research indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1998–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 6.1.
What quartile is Qualitative Market Research in Scopus?
Qualitative Market Research is Q2 in Marketing (rank 91 of 221), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Qualitative Market Research?
Qualitative Market Research is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 6.1, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 59th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.880, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 72.
Who publishes Qualitative Market Research and what is its ISSN?
Qualitative Market Research is published by Emerald Group Publishing. Its print ISSN is 1352-2752 and its online ISSN is 1758-7646.
Is Qualitative Market Research covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Qualitative Market Research in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Qualitative Market Research?
It is rated B in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Marketing.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Qualitative Market Research?
It is graded 2 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Marketing field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Qualitative Market Research open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Qualitative Market Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Qualitative Market Research has an h-index of 92 and a 2-year mean of 5.14 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.1, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #50 of 210 Scopus journals in Marketing.
92
h-index
5.14
2-yr mean citations
542
i10-index
957
works indexed
46,640
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#50 of 210 Top 24% Marketing
Qualitative Market Research published 34 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 66. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Qualitative Market Research? — latest 98 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United States (16.8%), United Kingdom (15.6%) and India (8.7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Qualitative Market Research? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (2.1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 2.1 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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