This paper aims to contribute towards assessing production and dissemination of research based on qualitative methodologies within the field of public health. We sought to correlate the theoretical and methodological gaps with indicative values that traverse the processes of research and evaluation of published articles. In the absence of explicit statement of the values that lead to the choices intrinsic to research, some journals have recommended assessment resources that focus on formal technical procedures. Such assessments are complemented by guidelines for article compilation, including checklists of the items that are valued. These factors contribute towards theoretical and methodological reductionism and reinforce the idea that a single method exists. Lastly, we renew the appeal for imagination and diversity among the conceptions of matters that we desire to learn about.
Qualitative research methodologies; Peer review; Public health; Social and human sciences