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Background: There is a general consensus across health related disciplines that reporting of qualitative research should address criteria such as researcher reflexivity. Reflexive practice is thus understood as integral to producing rigorous and trustworthy research outcomes. Nevertheless, many journals in the health context impose a strict word limitation on original research articles, which may hinder reporting such aspects of the research in an adequate manner. Objective: To explore the presentation of reflexivity in original qualitative research papers, highlighting the importance of including reflexive detail that would allow the reader to better assess the quality and rigor of a study. Results: The paper demonstrates ways in which the presentation of issues of reflexivity in regards to describing research procedure, data collection, analysis and interpretation of findings, can aid the reader’s ability to make a thorough assessment of the credibility and rigor of a research study. Conclusion: This paper has explored the utility of reflexivity as a methodological tool in producing and presenting qualitative research that can be considered trustworthy and rigorous. We argue that the strict word limitation in some journals may not allow for adequately presenting information relating to reflexivity practices, inhibiting a thorough assessment of the quality and rigor of such research. Moreover, we suggest specific ways in which reflexivity may be incorporated into an original research paper in the face of a word limitation challenge

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