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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #5,978Hybrid

Qualitative Market Research

Identifier (ISSN):1352-2752(Print)/1758-7646(Online)
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Publisher:Emerald
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.1↑ +0.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Qualitative Market Research

WoS Q3
12341.720231.620242.520253.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.88
#5,978

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
72

72 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
26articles/year
4.59% Gold OA•94.74% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Examples of areas covered include: ■qualitative perspectives of relationships & complexities in buyer & supplier behaviour; ■commissioning & selling qualitative research; ■research design processes; ■questionaire enquiry & interviewing, focus groups, projective & enabling techniques; ■sampling techniques for qualitative research, data handling & interpretation; ■sources of bias & interviewer effect; ■applications of information technology; ■use of qualitative research to enhance quantitative work; ■stimulus material for use in research on advertising;

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer ScienceSociologyPolitical ScienceBusinessLawPsychologySocial SciencesAnthropologyMarketingPhilosophyMathematicsSocial PsychologyEconomicsStatisticsEpistemologyBiologyMachine LearningArts & HumanitiesGeographyHistoryArchaeologyPhysicsManagementLinguisticsEngineeringWorld Wide Web & Internet
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

BUSINESS

Q3
Rank162/323
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

BUSINESS

Q3
Rank176/324
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.1
Articles / Year29
Total Citations12
2025
IF2.5
Articles / Year34
Total Citations87
2024
IF1.6
Articles / Year42
Total Citations444
2023
IF1.7
Articles / Year40
Total Citations363
2022
IF—
Articles / Year39
Total Citations606

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,978Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1998-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and Accounting
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.88

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.01

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,040 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations511
3-Year Documents114
Citable Documents108

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate51.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

MarketingQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区BUSINESS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Qualitative Market Research (ISSN: 1352-2752) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of BUSINESS, published by Emerald in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.880 (Q2), an H-index of 72.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 26 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,040 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Emerald
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28