Jessica Ancker, PhD, MPH, FACMI, and Kim Unertl, PhD, MS, FACMI, published a study in JAMIA titled "Guidance for Publishing Qualitative Research in Informatics."
Qualitative research, the analysis of non-quantitative and non-quantifiable data through methods such as interviews and observation, is integral to the field of biomedical and health informatics. This perspective article offers guidance about reporting components of the research, including theory, the research question, sampling, data collection methods, data analysis, results, and discussion. Read the study here.
Dr. Ancker is Vice Chair for Educational Affairs and Professor in DBMI. Dr. Unertl is Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor in DBMI.