HCI researcher begs authors to stop claiming 'reflexive' thematic analysis without reflexivity

IanArawjo · x · 2026-10-07

HCI researcher Ian Arawjo issues a PSA: if no reflexivity was actually involved, do not claim you used Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA). He says he is tired of correcting papers on this and asks authors to use 'inductive thematic analysis' or similar accurate labels instead.

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