Forum Qualitative Social Research

The Forum Qualitative Social Research ( FQS ) is a multilingual online journal for qualitative research and the largest freely available ( in the so-called Open Access published ) online journal for qualitative method in the world.

Orientation

FQS is an interdisciplinary and international journal with contributions that their theory, methodology and application deals with qualitative methods. Currently there are articles in 3 languages ​​(English, German and Spanish). In recent editions, FQS refers also increasingly Internet-specific forms of publication, such as video and sound recordings with a.

FQS issues are published three times a year and treat for qualitative research important topics. In addition, selected individual contributions and contributions in four categories ( FQS Debates, FQS Interviews, FQS Reviews and FQS Conferences )

History

FQS began in 1999 from more or less private initiatives and loose collaborations out. Since mid- 2001, the project of the German Research Foundation is funded and the information, communication and networking portal developed quality -research.net. Due to the free availability and bridging the discipline and language barriers FQS contributes to the possibility of the free exchange of knowledge.