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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being (QHW) acknowledges the international and interdisciplinary nature of health-related issues. It intends to provide a meeting-point for studies using rigorous qualitative methodology of significance for issues related to human health and well-being. The aim of QHW is to support and shape the emerging field of qualitative studies and to encourage the development of tools for a better understanding of all aspects of human health and well-being. The journal emphasizes empirical research and theory in basic and applied health care, especially with an international focus, but also welcomes national and even local contributions. Phenomenological, ethnographic, and grounded theory studies are welcome. At least one out of the six to eight articles in each issue will be reserved for philosophical issues related to qualitative research in the health area. As from 2010, QHW has transitioned to the Open Access publishing model, whereby all articles/issues are freely available online. The journal will no longer be printed except for the occasional special issues and supplements. As from 2012 a Publication fee of €600 will be charged to the authors upon acceptance of their paper. Papers submitted after November 1st 2011 (and published primo 2012) will be subject to payment.

WHY PUBLISH WITH QHW? Open Access – QHW is free from all access barriers, allowing for the widest possible global dissemination of your work, leading to more citations. Rapid publication process – upon acceptance of your article, you can expect it to be online within 3-4 weeks. Easy online submission – simply click on the ‘Submit Manuscript’ button, register yourself as an author, submit your paper and follow its progression. Retain copyright – QHW authors retain the non-commercial copyright to their own article; you are free to disseminate your work, make unlimited copies, deposit it in any repository, and more... Personal service – QHW is published by a small yet global Open Access scholarly publisher dedicated to providing excellent service to authors. Easy archiving – authors may post any version of their QHW article in any institutional or university repository. Post-publication statistics – after publication, you can continue to login to the website and check the number of full-text views your paper is receiving. Add supplementary material – you can add data sets, protocols, videos, questionnaires, etc to your article.

 

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being eISSN 1748-2631, [ISSN 1748-2623 volumes 1-4, 2006-2009]

This journal is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Responsible editor: Lillemor Hallberg.