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Journal article reporting standards for qualitative primary, qualitative meta-analytic, and mixed methods research in psychology: The APA Publications and Communications Board task force report

Reporting guideline provided for?
(i.e. exactly what the authors state in the paper)
Reporting of qualitative research, mixed methods research and qualitative meta-analysis.
Full bibliographic reference Levitt HM, Bamberg M, Creswell JW, Frost DM, Josselson R, Suárez-Orozco C. Journal article reporting standards for qualitative primary, qualitative meta-analytic, and mixed methods research in psychology: The APA Publications and Communications Board task force report. Am Psychol. 2018;73(1):26-46.
Language English
PubMed ID 29345485
Relevant URLs
(full-text if available)
The JARS reporting guidelines are available in full-text at https://content.apa.org/fulltext/2018-00750-003.html
Reporting guideline website URL https://apastyle.apa.org/jars
Study design Mixed methods studies, Qualitative research, Systematic reviews/Meta-analyses/Reviews/HTA/Overviews
Clinical area Psychology
Applies to the whole report or to individual sections of the report? Whole report
Other See also the APA JARS-REC reporting standards for Race, Ethnicity, and Culture:
Additional information These journal article reporting standards incorporate three separate reporting guidelines for the following study types:

Journal Article Reporting Standards for Qualitative Research (JARS-Qual) - JARS-Qual Checklist (PDF)

Mixed Methods Article Reporting Standards (MMARS) - MMARS Checklist (PDF)

Qualitative Meta-Analysis Article Reporting Standards (QMARS) - QMARS Checklist (PDF)

 
Record last updated on October 1, 2024

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