International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
acknowledges the international and interdisciplinary nature of
health-related issues. It intends to provide a meeting-point for studies
using rigorous qualitative methodology of significance for issues related to
human health and well-being.

The aim of the International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and
Well-being is to support and to shape the emerging field of qualitative
studies and to encourage a better understanding of all aspects of human
health and well-being.

The journal emphasizes empirical research and theory in basic and applied
health care, especially with an international focus, but will also welcome
local and national contributions. At least one article out of the six to
eight in each issue will be reserved for philosophical issues related to
qualitative research in the health area.

QHW welcomes works of research which meet high academic and ethical
standards and encourages qualitative research on health and well-being from
a wide range of professional groups. The proposed basic criteria for
acceptability of a research paper in QHW include that the paper is written
in a clear and concise manner, that findings are discussed in relation to
existing literature and that the authors have used criteria appropriate for
qualitative research.

Phenomenological studies should be meaning oriented. It is essential that
the researcher declares which form of phenomenological approach is being
practised. Data collection and data analysis should be appropriate for the
chosen approach. Attention should be paid to identification of a ³general
structure² of the phenomenon, which connects the identified meanings, or a
main interpretation that connects all interpretations, rather than
presentation of themes or categories.

Ethnographic studies, intended to describe and interpret a culture or a
social group, should be carried out over an extended period of time and
include observations and/or interviews. In case studies multiple sources of
data are essential in order to conduct in-depth analysis of single or
multiple cases. Considering rigour and using criteria appropriate for
qualitative research, description of case, context and themes and
development of issues will be the result.

For grounded theory studies, concurrent data collection and analysis is
essential rather than all data being collected and analysed afterwards. It
is also important that the researcher have used the fundamental techniques
such as theoretical sampling, theoretical saturation, hierarchical coding
processes and identification of a core category.

Print ISSN: 1748-2623
Online ISSN: 1748-2631

Editor-in-Chief:

Professor Lillemor Hallberg
School of Social and Health Sciences
Halmstad University
Box 823
SE-301 18 Halmstad
Sweden

Fax: +46 35 16 72 64
Phone: +46 35 16 76 58
Email: Lillemor.Hallberg@hos.hh.se

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
is available free of charge as an Open Access journal on the Internet.

Current Issue: Volume 1 Number 3 / September 2006

Date: 29 September 2006