Protocols for interview quotations
| (i) Transcript handling | |
| Interview transcripts | Who prepared the transcripts? |
| What role did the interviewer(s), author(s), third parties, automation play in handing the interview transcripts? | |
| What steps were taken to ensure the transcripts are an accurate reflection of the interviews? | |
| How was grammar and punctuation used to inject tone/sentiment into the interview transcript/quotations? | |
| Validating the transcripts | What process was adopted for validating the interview transcripts with interviewees? |
| (ii) Selection of quotations | |
| Selecting quotations | What was the basis/process for selecting the quotations? |
| How did the researchers ensure that omitting quotations did not distort the research? | |
| Did researchers' commentary/interpretation merely echo quotations? | |
| (iii) Number of quotations | |
| How many quotations will be included in the paper? | |
| (iv) Length of quotations | |
| How long are the quotations? | |
| Are the quotations long enough for interviewee voices to come through? | |
| (v) Placing quotations | |
| Will all quotations be in the findings section? | |
| Are there benefits of placing quotation at the start/end of the paper? | |
| (vi) Presenting quotations | |
| Will the quotations be in block format, in tables or interspersed in the text? | |
| Will all quotations be presented in the same or a mix of formats? | |
| (vii) Number and percentage of quotations from total number of interviewees | |
| Quotations | Do the quotations reflect an adequate range of interviewee voices? |
| Are the sources of the quotations transparent? | |
| Are the interviewees relating to each quotation clearly identified? | |
| Are the interview dates disclosed? | |
| (viii) Language of quotations and translation | |
| Language of interviews | In what language were the interviews conducted? |
| Translating quotations | Who translated the interviews? |
| What were the translator's qualifications, skills, experience? | |
| What translation approach did the translator adopt? | |
| How did the translation approach assess the context in which the meaning was expressed? | |
| Were the entire transcripts translated or just the quotations in the paper? | |
| What steps were taken to ensure the translated quotations captured the sentiment expressed by the interviewee? | |
| Were the original language quotations and the translated quotations disclosed? | |
| (ix) Editing quotations | |
| Editing quotations | What editing protocols were followed to clean up the quotations? |
| What were the protocols for removing “free” words? | |
| (x) Transparency of quotation edits | |
| How was the removal of interviewee words identified? | |
| What symbols/markers were used to indicate alterations to interviewee words? | |
| Interview transcripts | Who prepared the transcripts? |
| What role did the interviewer(s), author(s), third parties, automation play in handing the interview transcripts? | |
| What steps were taken to ensure the transcripts are an accurate reflection of the interviews? | |
| How was grammar and punctuation used to inject tone/sentiment into the interview transcript/quotations? | |
| Validating the transcripts | What process was adopted for validating the interview transcripts with interviewees? |
| Selecting quotations | What was the basis/process for selecting the quotations? |
| How did the researchers ensure that omitting quotations did not distort the research? | |
| Did researchers' commentary/interpretation merely echo quotations? | |
| How many quotations will be included in the paper? | |
| How long are the quotations? | |
| Are the quotations long enough for interviewee voices to come through? | |
| Will all quotations be in the findings section? | |
| Are there benefits of placing quotation at the start/end of the paper? | |
| Will the quotations be in block format, in tables or interspersed in the text? | |
| Will all quotations be presented in the same or a mix of formats? | |
| Quotations | Do the quotations reflect an adequate range of interviewee voices? |
| Are the sources of the quotations transparent? | |
| Are the interviewees relating to each quotation clearly identified? | |
| Are the interview dates disclosed? | |
| Language of interviews | In what language were the interviews conducted? |
| Translating quotations | Who translated the interviews? |
| What were the translator's qualifications, skills, experience? | |
| What translation approach did the translator adopt? | |
| How did the translation approach assess the context in which the meaning was expressed? | |
| Were the entire transcripts translated or just the quotations in the paper? | |
| What steps were taken to ensure the translated quotations captured the sentiment expressed by the interviewee? | |
| Were the original language quotations and the translated quotations disclosed? | |
| Editing quotations | What editing protocols were followed to clean up the quotations? |
| What were the protocols for removing “free” words? | |
| How was the removal of interviewee words identified? | |
| What symbols/markers were used to indicate alterations to interviewee words? | |
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