This article provides guidelines for writing journal articles based on qualitative approaches. The guidelines are part of the tradition of the Chicago School of Sociology and the author’s experience as an author and reviewer. The guidelines include understanding experiences in context, immersion, interpretations grounded in accounts of informants’ lived experiences, and research as action-oriented. Excellent write-ups have “grab,” that is accounts that jump off the page and convey a sense of lived experiences.
While most of this article addresses the writing of conventional research reports, I also cover writing articles that report findings that result from ethnographies, autoethnographies, performances, poetry, and photography and other graphic media. The intended audience is composed of researchers, reviewers for journals, and journal editors. Reviewers for funding agencies may also find this chapter useful.
While most of this article addresses the writing of conventional research reports, I also cover writing articles that report findings that result from ethnographies, autoethnographies, performances, poetry, and photography and other graphic media. The intended audience is composed of researchers, reviewers for journals, and journal editors. Reviewers for funding agencies may also find this chapter useful.
