However, unless you are careful, this can still lead to very long papers. While I know some authors and reviewers who hate this strategy, it sometimes provides a good trade-off. Moreover, you can provide more quotes per page than you might be able to otherwise. The main disadvantage is that by removing some of your best data from the body of your paper, you may end up with a dry paper that is not as interesting as your experience in the field would suggest. Quantifying Qualitative Data .
Some people try to quantify their qualitative data.
Such a tactic surely saves you space. Let me be upfront with my own biases. I believe that quantifying qualitative data should only be done complement, but not replace, other ways of analyzing qualitative data. Opinions on this issue, however, vary. I've also reviewed manuscripts that were essentially theory papers with quotes used here and there to provide illustrations.