Writing a Qualitative Paper

This course has been discontinued

Information is provided for reference purposes only.

This course provides the practical tools and knowledge needed to write up qualitative research studies for publication. The focus will be on writing for publication in clinical journals, but many of the topics discussed will apply equally to writing qualitative research for any type of journal. The course will be a mixture of interactive lecture and workshop formats.

Course profile

Please click on the sections below for more information. 

This 1-day course will take place in person for internal staff and PGR students of the University of Bristol only.

By the end of the course participants should be able to:

  1. understand the structure of a qualitative article;
  2. identify your key message/s and target journals;
  3. identify elements that are needed to construct the sections of a well-structured manuscript (your abstract, introduction, methods, findings/results and discussion);
  4. have a better understanding of how to present qualitative findings (results) clearly and within a tight word count; and
  5. have identified some strategies to help you write.

The course is suitable for University of Bristol staff and PGR students who have already completed or are well underway with their qualitative data collection and analysis. If you are not yet at that stage please consider booking onto a later course. 

The course will cover:

  1. understanding the structure of a qualitative article;
  2. identifying key messages and target journals;
  3. key elements of writing a Methods section;
  4. presenting qualitative research findings within a tight word count limit;
  5. writing an engaging Introduction;
  6. writing a good Discussion;
  7. some things to consider when writing an abstract;
  8. writing with clarity for a chosen audience;
  9. submitting to a journal; and
  10. going through the peer review process.