Reviewer Reflections, Qualitative Review Issues
Posted by sswrptfp on January 24, 2007
This thread is for discussion of author and reviewer issues regarding reviews of qualitative and mixed-methods papers.
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Posted by sswrptfp on January 24, 2007
This thread is for discussion of author and reviewer issues regarding reviews of qualitative and mixed-methods papers.
Rich Furman said
It might be good, over time, for folks to start to discuss where they have been publishing their qualitative work, and which journals appear to be to qual. methods.
rickbarth said
I’ve got an authors question, which will ultimately become a question that reviewers will also have to grapple with, so I’m putting it here.
We have a study that asks raters to compare two methods of conducting a family assessment. The ratings are more positive for SAFE (the innovative approach) than for the traditional method (TM). Yet, the open ended comments are more negative about SAFE. We did a logistic analysis to see if we could explain who wrote comments and those with the less positive ratings were more likely to write comments (there were no other significant differences between commentators and noncommentators). So, the question is how to use comments as we have some ideas about what they did not like but relatively few comments about what they did like about SAFE. The negative comments tend to outweigh the value of the 200 close ended responses. I welcome any reflections or reading suggestions.
Bruce Thyer said
The journal Research on Social Work Practice certainly welcomes the submission of well-crafted qualitative studies, provided they fall into one of the three categories of studies we accept for publication, primarily outcome studies. Please see the journal’s editorial policy appearing in each issue, and on the journal’s website.
Bruce Thyer
Alex Esguerra said
Social Responsibility of Authors and Bloggers:
In this day and age of Going Green, Global Change and Environmental issues, authors and bloggers alike whould be socialy conscious of the content they write in using the power of information.
Though, we are in the Information Age, let us not forget what lawyers often say that everything you say can be use against you in a court of law.
In the media industry, true beliefs are very powerful but should be use as a tool to defend the imperative truth.
Gone is the age of not being liberal in lieu of fear. However, it is better not to say or write something that would be detrimental to one’s self defeat.
Wise judgment is not only integral but imperative as to who the message is directed and what it entails to impart to society.
Alex Esguerra