About the Journal

The American Journal of Qualitative Research (AJQR) is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing qualitative research across the social sciences and related fields. Published quarterly, AJQR provides a scholarly platform for original qualitative research, methodological contributions, and interdisciplinary perspectives. The journal welcomes high-quality scholarship from a broad range of disciplines, including education, psychology, sociology, health and social sciences, criminology and criminal justice, political science, public administration, organizational studies, and other fields in which qualitative inquiry plays a significant role.

AJQR serves an international community of researchers, practitioners, administrators, and policymakers by providing a forum for scholarly dialogue and the advancement of qualitative inquiry. The journal welcomes submissions from scholars worldwide and encourages research representing different disciplinary, cultural, national, theoretical, and methodological perspectives.

Publication Frequency & DOI

AJQR publishes four issues annually in February, May, August, and November. To facilitate the timely dissemination of research, accepted manuscripts are published online as Online First (Advance Online Publications) immediately after completing the editorial and production process, prior to their assignment to a scheduled issue. In addition to its regular quarterly issues, special issues may be published throughout the year based on the quality, volume, and relevance of submissions.

AJQR assigns a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to each published article. DOI is a unique access number that enables the identification and accessibility of each article published electronically. It is mandatory that each article published in AJQR or in the early release is assigned a DOI number.

Ownership and Management

The American Journal of Qualitative Research (AJQR) is owned and published by the Center for Ethnic and Cultural Studies (CECS), an independent academic publishing and research organization based in Fort Myers, Florida, United States.

CECS is responsible for the journal's publishing infrastructure, administration, website management, production, dissemination, and long-term support. The journal's scholarly and editorial activities are overseen by the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Team.

AJQR maintains a clear separation between editorial decision-making and the publisher's administrative and financial operations. Decisions concerning manuscript evaluation, peer review, acceptance, revision, and rejection are made independently by the Editor-in-Chief and designated editors on the basis of scholarly merit, methodological rigor, ethical integrity, relevance to the journal's aims and scope, and contribution to qualitative research. The publisher does not interfere with individual editorial decisions. Article Processing Charges (APCs), waiver requests, institutional affiliations, sponsorship, or other financial considerations do not influence editorial decisions or peer-review outcomes.