Sampling

• Methodology of sampling and its rationale; if applicable, information on corrections during the research process or after the pretest
• In case of research collaborations and/or international projects, specifications should be described; if different approaches were necessary, the differences should be described; this may also include different legal situations and licensing obligations in the participating countries

Description of survey group

• Description of case characteristics
• Socio-demographic data
• Regional and social positioning
• Declaration about informed consent

Methods & data compilation

• Explanation of method selection
• Information on preparation & implementation
• Information on guideline design and pretest
• Specifications about interviewers and their preparation

Interpretation & data quality

• Description of evaluation method
• Coding, QDA-software, code-lists
• Description of the labour division in case of teamwork
• Feedback effects of findings on the research process
• Validity evaluation measures

Data security, protection & privacy

• Explanation on the procedure for anonymization or pseudonymization
• Security measures

Reference framework

• Presentation of the literature and other sources of information used for the study; bearing in mind that secondary use may be far in the future.

Other

• Ethical considerations
• Empirical challenges

*The checklist is based on Susanne Kretzer (2013): Infrastruktur für qualitative Forschungsprimärdaten – Zum Stand des Aufbaus eines Datenmanagementsystems von Qualiservice. In: Huschka, D. et al.: Forschungsinfrastrukturen für die qualitative Sozialforschung. Berlin: Scivero.