The journey to publication can be arduous, requiring considerable time, effort and resources. Researchers face numerous challenges, right from initially conceptualising a research idea, forming the research team, securing ethical approvals, recruiting participants, collecting data, analysing findings and making recommendations. Ultimately, these efforts culminate in preparing a manuscript that must meet the standards of reputable and rigorous academic journals to share study findings with the broader nursing and health community. Transparent and ethical reporting plays a crucial role not only in ensuring transparency but also in saving time for both authors and reviewers. Well-structured and complete manuscripts help streamline the review process by minimising the need for revisions related to organisation, clarity and missing information, enhancing transparency and hopefully reducing the time in peer review.

However, it has been noted that many qualitative manuscripts are rejected before peer review due to poor reporting associated with analytical deficiencies (Jackson and Bradbury-Jones 2020). In some cases, authors who have claimed to have conducted multistage thematic analyses have only performed basic clustering and coding, producing findings that lack depth and are methodologically compromised due to poor quality analyses (Jackson and Bradbury-Jones 2020). Rigorous analysis, combined with transparent reporting, is essential for meaningful interpretation and practical application of research findings, ultimately increasing the impact of qualitative research in addressing complex questions.

Receiving a desk rejection after investing so much time and effort can be disheartening, especially when the rejection results from analytical deficiency rather than a lack of originality or relevance. Beyond the frustration for researchers, it can feel like a failure to honour the stories and experiences of participants who contributed to the study. Proper and complete analysis of qualitative data is not only an ethical responsibility but also critical for ensuring that research findings can make a valuable contribution to knowledge. Some useful tools can assist researchers in conducting and reporting their research, and using these can help ensure that manuscripts have a higher chance of successfully getting into peer review.

In this editorial, we will discuss the importance of analytic integrity and the role of reporting guidelines in enhancing manuscript preparation.

出版过程可能很艰巨，需要大量的时间、精力和资源。研究人员面临着许多挑战，从最初构思研究想法、组建研究团队、获得伦理批准、招募参与者、收集数据、分析结果和提出建议。最终，这些努力最终准备了一份必须符合知名和严谨学术期刊标准的手稿，以便与更广泛的护理和健康界分享研究结果。透明和合乎道德的报告不仅在确保透明度方面发挥着至关重要的作用，而且在为作者和审稿人节省时间方面也起着至关重要的作用。结构良好且完整的手稿有助于简化评审过程，最大限度地减少与组织、清晰度和信息缺失相关的修改需求，提高透明度，并有望减少同行评审的时间。

然而，人们注意到，由于与分析缺陷相关的报告不佳，许多定性手稿在同行评审之前被拒绝（Jackson 和 Bradbury-Jones 2020）。在某些情况下，声称进行了多阶段主题分析的作者只进行了基本的聚类和编码，产生的结果缺乏深度，并且由于分析质量差而在方法上受到影响（Jackson 和 Bradbury-Jones 2020）。严格的分析与透明的报告相结合，对于有意义的解释和研究结果的实际应用至关重要，最终增加定性研究在解决复杂问题方面的影响力。

在投入了如此多的时间和精力之后收到案头拒绝可能会令人沮丧，尤其是当拒绝是由于分析缺陷而不是缺乏原创性或相关性时。除了让研究人员感到沮丧之外，人们还会觉得没有尊重为研究做出贡献的参与者的故事和经历。对定性数据进行适当和完整的分析不仅是一项道德责任，而且对于确保研究结果能够为知识做出有价值的贡献也至关重要。一些有用的工具可以帮助研究人员进行和报告他们的研究，使用这些工具可以帮助确保手稿有更高的机会成功进入同行评审。

在这篇社论中，我们将讨论分析完整性的重要性以及报告指南在加强手稿准备中的作用。