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The "chart, don't theme" approach for scoping reviews requires updates due to methodological evolution. Researchers should align charting with objectivist or thematic analysis with subjectivist epistemologies for rigorous reviews.

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Enactive Phenomenological Approach to the Trier Social Stress Test: A Mixed Methods Point of View

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Published on: January 7, 2019

Area of Science:

Information Science
Research Methodology
Qualitative Research

Background:

Scoping reviews are evolving, moving across different epistemological traditions.
The traditional "chart, don't theme" guideline for scoping reviews may no longer be universally applicable.
Methodological shifting necessitates a re-evaluation of analytical practices in scoping reviews.

Purpose of the Study:

To argue for a revision of the "chart, don't theme" injunction in scoping reviews.
To propose that the choice of analytical practice should depend on the researcher's epistemological stance.
To advocate for explicit articulation of epistemological positions in scoping review methodology.

Main Methods:

This commentary analyzes the evolution of scoping review methodology.
It contrasts "charting" and "thematic analysis" within different epistemological frameworks.
The argument is based on the coherence of methods with epistemological traditions.

Main Results:

Charting is methodologically coherent for scoping reviews grounded in an objectivist epistemology.
Reflexive thematic analysis is methodologically coherent for scoping reviews grounded in a subjectivist epistemology.
Methodological shifting in scoping reviews supports the need for epistemologically aligned practices.

Conclusions:

Researchers must make their epistemological stance explicit when conducting scoping reviews.
Analytical practices, such as charting or thematic analysis, should align with the chosen epistemology.
The methodological choice in scoping reviews should be reframed as "chart or theme, depending on epistemology."