Guidelines for writing a qualitative manuscript for the Journal of Counseling & Development

Given the widespread application of qualitative research approaches and methods, it is necessary to develop guidelines for reporting qualitative research, as well as standards for assessing such research. Although qualitative research operates within a different paradigm from quantitative research, the same overarching criteria of rigor and credibility must be applied. Particular elements of background, methods, analysis, findings, and conclusions should be addressed in any qualitative manuscript submitted to the Journal of Counseling & Development.
The practice of qualitative inquiry covers a variety of research methods and approaches that operate from an interpretive paradigm, developing portrayals of a socially constructed, complex, and dynamic reality (Glesne [...]