The elephant in the room: Arguments against horizontalized line-by-line coding in qualitative research
Published online on November 03, 2025
Abstract
Qualitative Research, Ahead of Print.
In this note, we argue against the use of horizontalized line-by-line coding in qualitative research on the grounds that it is unnecessarily time-consuming and overwhelming; that it impedes researchers’ attempts to progress from descriptive to ...
In this note, we argue against the use of horizontalized line-by-line coding in qualitative research on the grounds that it is unnecessarily time-consuming and overwhelming; that it impedes researchers’ attempts to progress from descriptive to ...