| Journal instructions to authors are seen to exclude some types of qualitative research |
62.8 (76) |
48.7 (331) |
| Journal recommendations on manuscript length impact on the fullness of reporting of findings from qualitative research |
58.7 (71) |
75.6 (514) |
| Editors disfavor certain types of research studies |
51.2 (62) |
54.3 (369) |
| Editors are less familiar with certain types of qualitative research |
40.5 (49) |
59.6 (405) |
| Editors are less interested in qualitative research on some topics |
40.5 (49) |
51.2 (348) |
| Editors are less interested in qualitative research from some geographic regions or areas |
33.9 (41) |
21.9 (149) |
| Peer reviewers disfavor certain types of research studies |
30.6 (37) |
46.3 (315) |
| Peer reviewers are less familiar with certain types of qualitative research |
28.9 (35) |
79.4 (540) |
| Peer reviewers are less interested in qualitative research on some topics |
20.7 (25) |
56.3 (383) |
| Peer reviewers are less interested in qualitative research from some geographic regions or areas |
17.4 (21) |
22.4 (152) |
| Other reasons (free text responses) |
17.4 (21) |
10.3 (70) |
