Reflexivity and its importance to the process of qualitative research is examined in this column. To that end, the definition of reflexivity is entertained followed by a discussion related to its inclusion in several versions of standards of qualitative research. Finally, a consideration of how reflexivity in articles should be written is undertaken.
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