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Qualitative Research is a peer-reviewed international journal that has been leading debates about qualitative methods for over 20 years. The journal provides a forum for the discussion and development of qualitative methods across disciplines, publishing high quality articles that contribute to the ways in which we think about and practice the craft of qualitative research.

The journal is edited by Kate Moles, Tom Hall, Charlotte Bates, Helen Blakely, Sophie Hallett and Jamie Lewis.

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This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

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Plática as methodology and method: Using a critical lens to research AfroLatine and Queer Latine college experiences

  • Marinel Martinez-Benyarko
  • Sergio A Gonzalez
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Fieldwork in flux: Injury, disruption and the case for flexibility in research design

  • Sarah Turner
  • Patrick Slack
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Using qualitative research co-design for intergenerational perspectives of online play

  • Jane Caughey
  • Kathy Mills
  • Susan Edwards
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Now I see it, now I don’t: researcher’s position and reflexivity in qualitative research

  • Roni Berger
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Implementing continuous consent in qualitative research

  • Fride Haram Klykken
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Anonymising interview data: challenges and compromise in practice

  • Benjamin Saunders
  • Jenny Kitzinger
  • Celia Kitzinger
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Ethical challenges in participatory research with children and youth

  • Judith Loveridge
  • Bronwyn Elisabeth Wood
  • Eddy Davis-Rae
  • Hiria McRae
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The continuum of rapport: Ethical tensions in qualitative interviews with vulnerable participants

  • Evi Schmid
  • Veerle Garrels
  • Børge Skåland
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Who can you trust these days?: Dealing with imposter participants during online recruitment and data collection

  • Alan Santinele Martino
  • Arielle Perrotta
  • Brenna Janet McGillion
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