TITLE: Mixed Methods Research: Deepening Our Knowledge Through Integrated Designs
Guest editors: Margaret R. Roller and Doug Currivan
Survey Practice invites papers for a cross-disciplinary special issue on mixed methods research, including exploratory, explanatory, and concurrent designs. The emphasis of this special issue is on articles that demonstrate how a mixed methods approach better informed the researcher’s understanding of the research question compared to a quantitative-only or qualitative-only design. The special issue will be published in 2026.
In that spirit, the editors are particularly interested in papers that focus on the methodological aspects of research design (e.g., types of designs, sampling procedures, approaches to data analysis) and how a mixed methods approach was critical to advancing methodological issues (e.g., questionnaire design, mode considerations, nonresponse, usability testing, pilot studies, experimental design) as well as an understanding of the research question under investigation.
The editors also seek submissions that discuss the utilization of an integrated mixed methods research design to study substantive issues including, but not limited, to:
· Hard-to-reach and vulnerable populations
· Healthcare-related attitudes and behavior
· Diversity, equity, and inclusion
· Elections, voting behavior, and other political issues
· Online behavior and social media
More information:
The deadline for manuscript submissions: November 14, 2025.
First round of decisions: December 19, 2025
Deadline for the first round of revisions: March 6, 2026
Deadline for the second round of revisions: May 27, 2026
Notification of acceptances for final publication: July 31, 2026
Survey Practice: “For Authors”
The https://www.surveypractice.org/for-authors page provides general instructions and information on the review process, and a link to submit.
Note that full article submissions should not exceed 2,500 words of text (excluding the abstract, footnotes, figures, tables, references, and appendices). In-brief note submissions should be short (not to exceed 1,200 words), with a description of a practical problem, potential solutions, and the effectiveness of the solutions, to the extent known.
To identify your article as a candidate for this special issue, please include “Mixed Methods Special Issue” before the title and in your cover letter.
See the full call and submission portal:
https://www.surveypractice.org/post/3334-2026-special-issue-on-mixed-methods-call-for-papers
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