I have written more than three research articles on health related issues. I have severally tried to meet up with the standards of Qualitative Health Research journal all to no avail. The most annoying one was the one I sent out on December 2021. Surprisingly it was turned down in February at the editorial level for being at a lower standard. I tried my best to make it better but my efforts were not good enough. I am very much interested in qualitative studies in Medical Sociology. I humbly request the assistance of experienced scholars in qualitative studies to coach me for optimal performance. Conducting fieldwork, coding and best ways to anlayse qualitative findings are my major interest. I would be very grateful to receive your useful suggestions and advice. I am very much open to learning new techniques in the area.
Thank you.
I've had some business qualitative research articles published, and not sure how these differ from medical-related journals. Refer to my ResearchGate provide for some examples (any articles with Moyo or dos Santos serve as co-authors serve as good examples).
However, I suggest that you select journals that have previously published qualitative studies (some journals simply do not publish qualitative research), and then mimic the most commonly used format.
There is no one correct format for qualitative studies, and this will differ from journal to journal, and editor to editor.
Ogbonnaya Alo Joseph Ekpechu Thank for your candid post. You can strengthen the quality and trustworthiness of your qualitative research. Eight key markers (as suggested by Tracy)of quality in qualitative research: (1) worthy topic; (2) rigor; (3) sincerity; (4) credibility; (5) resonance; (6) significant contribution; (7) ethics and; (8) meaningful coherence. Following article of Tracy could be worthy reference for you.
Article Qualitative Quality: Eight “Big-Tent” Criteria for Excellent...
You also may want to appraise the trustworthiness of qualitative research by looking at credibility, dependability, confirmability and transferability of your research.
Hope this is helpful.
With Best Regards,
Apurva
hI Ogbonnaya
Please refer following links regarding qualitative research
1. Albine Moser & Irene Korstjens (2017) Series: Practical guidance to qualitative research. Part 1: Introduction, European Journal of General Practice, 23:1, 271-273, DOI: 10.1080/13814788.2017.1375093 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2017.1375093
2. To cite this article: Irene Korstjens & Albine Moser (2017) Series: Practical guidance to qualitative research. Part 2: Context, research questions and designs, European Journal of General Practice, 23:1, 274-279, DOI: 10.1080/13814788.2017.1375090 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2017.1375090
3. : Albine Moser & Irene Korstjens (2018) Series: Practical guidance to qualitative research. Part 3: Sampling, data collection and analysis, European Journal of General Practice, 24:1, 9-18, DOI: 10.1080/13814788.2017.1375091 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2017.1375091