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Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose
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Qualitative studies are often found to be accompanied by quotations from interviews or similar data sources. As with any methodological tradition, it is essential to critically explore the general principle of including quotations in scientific papers: what is the purpose and justification for including quotations? Are there standards and, in that case, what are they and what are their scientific positioning? This paper presents an overview of the somewhat diverse guidance found in the literature in reference to the representation of quotations. Yet, both students and scholars use a variety of approaches to quote from their data, ranging from presenting numerous, extensive, and/or comprehensive quotations throughout the results section to the reporting of a few particular quotations to illustrate certain aspects of the findings only. While their function may be described, scientific reasoning for using quotations is scarce. Along with an overview of the scientific background and options for including quotations in qualitative studies, we discuss the consequences of the different epistemological and methodological aspects found in the literature. In conclusion, we argue that there are incentives for promoting a more deliberate employment of references from data; deriving from the human sciences tradition, a corresponding epistemological stance would suggest that quotations preferably apply for illustrating the analysis process and/or findings, while the idea that quotations can be employed to validate findings has limited support. Further critical examination of the application of and justification for including quotations in the reporting of qualitative studies is needed among researchers, journal editors and reviewers.
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This methodological reflection reviews guidance on why and how quotations are used in qualitative research and argues that their inclusion is often habitual rather than scientifically justified. The authors propose that quotations are best used deliberately to illustrate the analysis process and/or findings, while support for using quotations as evidence to validate findings is limited.
Key findings
- The literature offers diverse and sometimes contradictory guidance on quotations: they are often expected as a “gold standard,” can enhance readability and bring content to life, and may illustrate participants’ perspectives, but scientific reasoning for quoting is scarce.
- The COREQ checklist contains 32 items, two of which concern quotations: whether participant quotations were presented to illustrate themes/findings and whether each quotation was identified, and whether there was consistency between the data presented and the findings.
- The authors propose two epistemologically grounded uses: quotations to illustrate the data analysis process (descriptive representation; sequential, each analysis phase accompanied by quotations, more detailed, limited modifications, confidentiality protected) and quotations to illustrate findings (interpretative approach; bring text to life, highlight features, avoid cherry-picking outliers, can be placed randomly, modifications may exclude superfluous text).
- They argue there is limited ontological and epistemological support for using quotations to validate findings; validation is instead accomplished through strategies such as triangulation and cross-checks.
Methods
- Conceptual/discussion paper, not an empirical study; it presents an overview of literature and reflects on epistemological and methodological aspects of including quotations in qualitative reporting.
- No data collection, sample, or empirical analysis is reported; the authors discuss selected literature and examples and propose two strategies for quotation use.
- Main analysis is a critical narrative synthesis of guidance, checklists, and paradigmatic positions, concluding with recommendations for researchers, editors, and reviewers.
Limitations
- Stated: the origin of including quotations in qualitative research remains uncertain, limited scientific guidance exists, and further critical examination is needed among researchers, journal editors, and reviewers.
- Stated: the authors note that their examples are “random examples” and that many studies did not equally propose a rationale for presenting quotations.
- Evident: the paper is not a systematic review and reports no empirical data; its proposals are conceptual and depend on the authors’ interpretive synthesis of selected literature.
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“the idea that quotations can be employed to validate findings has limited support.”
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“However, from an ontological and epistemological perspective, we have found limited support for this viewpoint in the contemporary qualitative research literature.”
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“Given the literature cited in this paper, and thus considering the ontological and epistemological foundations of qualitative research, there is limited support for such claims, that is, that quotations can substantiate a set of findings.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Abstract
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“The origin of including quotations in qualitative research remains uncertain, and, so far, limited guidance in the scientific literature concerning quotations is noted.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“Consequently, the essential literature of the qualitative traditions, such as constructivism, pragmatism, or the more recently recognized realism (Pawson & Tilley, 1997), provides limited evidence as to the justification for quoting data extracts in qualitative studies.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > The Scientific Claims Vis-à-Vis Quotations
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- Not checked yetcites Pawson & Tilley, 1997
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“Subsequently, this review article became the foundation of the COREQ (COnsolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative research) guidelines, a 32-item checklist used by numerous journals.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“Yet, a 2007 review of checklists used to assess qualitative studies revealed that the most common provisos related to data collection and the validation of findings, that is to say, the description of how themes were developed and the inclusion of supporting quotations (Tong et al., 2007).”
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“Although earlier qualitative guidance suggests that quotations should support and enrich accumulated findings, validating them is instead accomplished by adopting strategies such as triangulation and cross-checks (Malterud, 2001).”
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“Today, a variety of ways to use quotations is observed in the practices of reporting qualitative research.”
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“Quotations are seemingly applied for several purposes: as evidence, explanation, illustration, impression, representation, and/or to enhance readability.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Conclusions
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“However, some of the random examples do indicate that researchers may employ quotations to validate the results of a qualitative analysis.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“Even so, guidance provided by, for example, COREQ (Tong et al., 2007) does constitute criteria regarding the effective application of quotations.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > The Scientific Claims Vis-à-Vis Quotations
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- Not checked yetcites Tong et al., 2007
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“Thus, while the routes discard any proposition of the relevance of employing quotations as evidence, we suggest that there is ontological and epistemological support for particular use of quotations in qualitative studies:”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“Qualitative studies are often found to be accompanied by quotations from interviews or similar data sources.”
- Also stated in: § When Do Quotations Apply and Why-A Scope of the Literature · boosted
“Presenting authentic citations of what informants have uttered has become the “gold standard” in qualitative studies, and most people who read such papers and reports expect that there will be a number of such quotations; they may even expect a particular type of quotation (Brown, 2010).”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Abstract
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“While certain procedures, such as member checking or triangulation, have been proposed, a purposeful application of quotations may further illustrate and thus accredit a qualitative analysis and/or illuminate the findings in qualitative studies.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“Such “outliers” are generally of limited value for an enhanced understanding of the qualitative analysis process and/or the findings, which rather resembles a shared, conceptual understanding of meaning.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“The above suggestions challenge a fairly common initiative in that different quotations from several informants should be presented to support each category/theme in particular.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“Thus, while the routes discard any proposition of the relevance of employing quotations as evidence, we suggest that there is ontological and epistemological support for particular use of quotations in qualitative studies:”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“However, the choice of how many quotations and the extent of the participants’ accounts is still a decision that must be made by the researchers, while considering the confidentiality of study informants.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Conclusions
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“We propose that two strategies are sustained for the use of quotations, each occupying different epistemological positionings for their use in qualitative studies.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“Supplementary verification of quotations would bridge the common ambiguity about the rationale for using them.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“Consistent use of identifiers that do not reveal identities can aid this practice and will also inform the reader as to whether the data set is abundant;”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“It would also sustain future reviews, enabling both increased transparency and methodological advancement.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“Well-founded motives for the use of quotations would allow for academic development.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“The literature that we have addressed that calls for a more discerning, rather than common, practice could aid in the further establishment of well-founded principles.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“Verbatim quotations can indeed convey a particular experience or statement, but unedited citations can also lead to a sense of exposure for an individual-especially if the number of participants in a study is limited.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“Rather, a potentially superficial approach may thereby have been taken, neglecting the “if,” “why,” “how” and “when” queries relating to the use of quotations in qualitative research.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“In addition, to affirm the analysis process, the quotations are likely to be more detailed than when the purpose is to illustrate the various features of a study, as described below.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“a deliberate sample including quotations from most or all of the interviews indicates ample data to sustain the findings (Denzin & Lincoln, 1998)”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“As the purpose and validity of quotes relies profoundly on the appraisal and skills of individual researchers and/or teams, they must decide whether the quotations inserted into a paper or report are presented verbatim or are edited or condensed.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“Quoting can have a certain purpose and quotations can operate well, although there is not one but several ways to employ them.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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“This would support qualitative studies becoming more transparent and compelling to their audiences.”
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“However, we suggest that the use and purpose of quotations needs to be more purposeful and transparently described than is commonly seen today.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Conclusions
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- Rests on an assumption: Many scholars, regardless of their level of experience and expertise, have a somewhat vague idea as to why, how, or when to quote.
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“While the ontology of paradigms communicates a scientific worldview, we suggest that both routes correspond to a philosophical position that reflects the multiple perspectives of human experience.”
§ Quotations in Qualitative Studies: Reflections on Constituents, Custom, and Purpose > Discussion
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It is rare to find an account that justifies the inclusion of quotations or defines the purpose of including them.
“Yet, it is rare to find an account that justifies the inclusion of quotations or that defines the purpose of including them.”
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COREQ guidance is widely accepted as the norm in reporting qualitative research.
“While this guidance is widely accepted as the norm in reporting qualitative research, we propose instead that further discussion regarding the practice of enrolling quotations is needed.”
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Many scholars, regardless of their level of experience and expertise, have a somewhat vague idea as to why, how, or when to quote.
“Hence, it comes as no surprise that many scholars, regardless of their level of experience and expertise, have a somewhat vague idea as to why, how, or when to quote.”
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The origin of including quotations in qualitative research remains uncertain.
“The origin of including quotations in qualitative research remains uncertain, and, so far, limited guidance in the scientific literature concerning quotations is noted.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Eldh, A. C., Årestedt, L., & Berterö, C.
- Affiliations
- Linköping University (SE)
- Linnaeus University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Eldh, Ann Catrine
- Venue
- International Journal of Qualitative Methods
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-01-01
- Volume
- 19
- ISSN
- 1609-4069 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3095098358
- Cited by
- 362
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 60 · 2025: 81 · 2024: 73 · 2023: 70 · 2022: 56 · 2021: 22
- FWCI
- 56.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- International Journal of Qualitative Methods (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DiVA (Linkoping University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Uppsala University Publications (Uppsala University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Data Analysis and Archiving
- Keywords
- epistemology of qualitative research, methodological standards, editorial practice
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