Quality of Life Research is an international, multidisciplinary journal devoted to the rapid communication of original research, theoretical articles and methodological reports related to the field of quality of life in all the health sciences. The journal also publishes editorials, literature, book and software reviews, correspondence and abstracts of conferences. The journal's 5-year impact factor is 2.99.
ISOQOL members receive free online access to Quality of Life Research through the Members Only section. Members also receive a discount on a print subscription to the journal running from 1 January - 31 December of the current year. Members interested in receiving a print subscription can email the ISOQOL office at info@isoqol.org.
You can learn more about the journal by visiting its page on the Springer website.
Frans Jeroen Oort, Unviersity of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Netherlands
oort.qolr@uva.nl
Jan R. Boehnke, Dundee Centre for Health and Related Research, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
j.r.boehnke@dundee.ac.uk
The Editors of Quality of Life Research are planning a special series to highlight innovative developments related to patient-reported outcome (PRO) data collected outside of standard data collection contexts (e.g., at the clinic, on the internet, at home). We are seeking papers that exemplify excellent science to develop and/or expand the methodological or application of PRO data in ambulatory or other clinical settings, including but not limited to:
Methodological Development
Innovative Applications
The journal Quality of Life Research is seeking to recruit two new Associate Editors to begin a three-year term in Summer 2018.
Eligible persons will:
If interested, please send application materials to the Co-Editors-in-Chief before 15 May 2018. Application materials include your curriculum vitae and a cover letter stating your background in quality of life research, your areas of expertise, and your reasons for seeking the role of Associate Editor for the journal.
We are seeking Associate Editors with generalist expertise (i.e., expertise in various domains of quality of life research) as well as expertise in methods and statistics.
Associate Editors need to be members-in-good standing of ISOQOL.
Quality of life has become a prominent subject in biometry, philosophy, social science, clinical medicine, health services, and outcomes research. Therefore, the journal's scope reflects the wide application of quality of life assessment and research in the biological and social sciences. Manuscript submissions of original work are subjected to peer review for originality, scientific quality and relevance to a broad readership.
Quality of Life Research welcomes scientific articles in the following categories:
For more information, please visit the journal page on the Springer website and click Instructions for Authors.