Three new Editors!

Abstract

The premier issue of International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being was launched in March 2006 and the rest, as they say, is history. Professor Karin Dahlberg and I were the initiators of the journal and Taylor & Francis the first publisher. Two years ago the journal was successfully transferred to the open access publication model and therewith to Co-Action Publishing. This change has contributed hugely to making the journal truly international. Not only is it now included in PubMed Central/PubMed and awaits its first Impact Factor but there has also been a considerable increase in the number of submissions from all over the world. This year, the journal website has so far (November 25, 2011) been visited almost 21,500 times by individuals in 137 countries, and nearly 80,000 full text articles have been downloaded. This is an incredible development - and immensely beneficial to both authors and readers. It also shows the difference open access can make.

(Published: 15 November 2011)

Citation: Int J Qualitative Stud Health Well-being 2011, 6: 11289 - DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v6i4.11289