AbstractA brief introduction to the articles presented in the special issue, Qualitative Research Ethics in the Big-Data Era.Keywordsbig-data eraqualitative research methodsqualitative research ethicsGet full access to this articleView all access options for this article.Get accessReferences1. Mills K. A. (2018). What are the threats and potentials of big data for qualitative research? Qualitative Research, 18, 591-603. doi:10.1177/1468794117743465