As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is Microsoft Word file format, and uses the template available in the instructions for authors.
The text follows the formatting defined in the template, including body text, headings, images, tables, references, etc.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
If applicable, the article includes a statement on the ethical considerations of the research, specifying the ethical code followed and, where necessary, the approval of an institutional ethics committee, including the institution’s identification and the reference number.
I confirm that I have read and agree with the NTQR Ethics and Best Practices Declaration, complying with all the established guidelines.
I confirm that all references were managed and formatted using a reference management software (e.g., Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote or equivalent), ensuring consistency, accuracy, and compliance with NTQR bibliographic standards.
Author Guidelines
Instructions for Authors
The Editorial Board of New Trends in Qualitative Research (NTQR) invites authors to submit original, innovative, and methodologically grounded manuscripts for evaluation by the Scientific Board under a double-blind peer review process.
NTQR is an international open-access scientific journal dedicated to the development, critical reflection, analysis, and innovation of qualitative research methodologies. All submitted articles must place qualitative methodology at the centre of analysis. The fundamental editorial criterion for acceptance is the article’s clear, relevant, and original contribution to the advancement of methodological knowledge.
Only original works may be submitted, and they must not be under review elsewhere. Submission implies that the authors declare that the content is not subject to copyright held by another publication.
Types of Contribution and Length
NTQR accepts the following types of contribution:
Theoretical–Conceptual Articles
Scientific Essays
Methodological Innovation Studies
Comparative Studies of Methods or Techniques
Empirical Studies with Methodological Reflection
Manuscripts must comply with the following word limits (including figures and tables):
1,500 to 2,500 words – Theoretical–Conceptual Articles and Scientific Essays
3,500 to 4,500 words – Methodological Innovation and Comparative Studies
4,500 to 5,500 words – Empirical Studies with Methodological Reflection
Empirical studies must include a separate Methodological Reflection section. The Methodology section must contain between 1,000 and 1,500 words.
Languages and Formatting
Manuscripts may be written in Portuguese, Spanish, or English and must strictly follow the formatting defined in the official journal template.
In addition to scientific quality standards, NTQR maintains high linguistic standards. Manuscripts containing serious linguistic errors will not be sent for peer review.
Authors who are not native speakers of the language of submission must ensure prior professional language revision and provide proof of such revision upon submission.
Citation Standards
Manuscripts must follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th edition (2019).
Specific adaptations:
“Table” should be translated as “Quadro” or “Tabela” when applicable;
“Abstract” should be translated as “Resumo”;
The symbol “&” must be used in accordance with APA rules;
Decimal separator: full stop;
Thousands separator: blank space.
The use of reference management software is strongly recommended.
Abstracts and Keywords
Manuscripts must include:
Abstracts with 250–300 words;
Between 2 and 5 keywords.
The abstract must clearly state the methodological contribution of the article.
Author Identification
Only the final accepted version may include author identification (name, email, institutional affiliation, ORCID, etc.).
To ensure blind review, all identifying information must be removed from the submitted manuscript, including self-references that may reveal authorship.
Submission
Submissions must be made through the NTQR OJS platform.
The final accepted version must be submitted in Microsoft Word format.
Ethics, Ethical Approval and Mandatory Declarations
Articles involving data collection must include explicit declarations regarding:
Ethical approval (when applicable);
Informed consent;
Conflicts of interest;
Funding (when applicable);
Use of Artificial Intelligence (when applicable).
Failure to include these declarations may prevent the manuscript from proceeding in the editorial process.
Fees
Each submitted manuscript is subject to:
Submission fee: €45
Publication fee (if accepted): €395
The submission fee is charged before pre-evaluation. Only manuscripts with confirmed payment will proceed.
Authors have 15 days from submission to complete payment. Unpaid submissions may be removed.
Submission fees are non-refundable.
Anti-Plagiarism Policy
All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism screening.
Procedure:
Initial automated analysis;
Request for correction if irregularities are detected;
Rejection if irregularities persist;
Retraction if plagiarism is detected after publication.
Evaluation Criteria
All manuscripts are assessed based on their contribution to the advancement of qualitative methodology.
Editorial decisions consider:
Alignment with the journal’s methodological scope;
Quality and originality of the methodological contribution;
When submitting a manuscript to NTQR, the author authorizes the publication of approved and published manuscripts, as well as their automatic transfer to the OJS platform. This transfer makes it possible to publish the manuscript as well as to share it with the acknowledgement of its authorship, according to the Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, which states: this is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License, that others remix, adapt and create from their work for non-commercial purposes, as long as they do not distribute the modified material. The content of the manuscripts, experience reports, document analysis, integrative review, systematic review and meta-synthesis papers, clinical case reports and special issues and reviews published in the NTQR are the sole and exclusive responsibility of their authors.
Privacy Statement
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