| Forum Qualitative Social Research | |
| Editor: | Katja Mruck |
| Discipline: | Qualitative research |
| Language: | English, German, Spanish |
| Abbreviation: | Forum Qual. Soc. Res. |
| Publisher: | Institute for Qualitative Research and Center for Digital Systems (Free University of Berlin) |
| Country: | Germany |
| Frequency: | Triannually |
| History: | 1999-present |
| Openaccess: | Yes |
| Website: | http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs |
| Link1: | http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/issue/current |
| Link1-Name: | Online access |
| Link2: | http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/issue/archive |
| Link2-Name: | Online archive |
| Oclc: | 51038029 |
| Issn: | 1438-5627 |
The Forum: Qualitative Social Research (German: Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung) is a triannual peer-reviewed online academic journal covering the theory, methodology, and application of qualitative research.[1] The editor-in-chief has been Katja Mruck (Free University of Berlin) since the journal's conception.[2] Articles published are in English, German, or Spanish. The journal also incorporates Internet-specific forms of publication such as video and sound recordings.
The journal is abstract and indexed by Intute, SocioSite, CSA Sociological Abstracts, CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Psyndex, Solis, and SocINDEX.[3]
The journal was established in 1999. It has since been developed into an information, communication, and networking portal. The project was initially funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.[3]