The article "Thematic Analysis: Striving to Meet the Trustworthiness Criteria" by Lorelli S. Nowell, Jill M. Norris, Deborah E. White, and Nancy J. Moules, aims to guide researchers in conducting rigorous and trustworthy thematic analysis. Thematic analysis is a qualitative research method used to identify, analyze, and report themes within a dataset. The authors emphasize the importance of transparency and methodological rigor in qualitative research, particularly in data analysis. They outline a step-by-step approach to conducting thematic analysis, including familiarizing oneself with the data, generating initial codes, searching for themes, reviewing themes, defining and naming themes, and producing the report. The article provides practical examples and personal insights to illustrate each phase of the thematic analysis process, emphasizing the need for an audit trail to ensure the credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability of the research findings. The authors also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of thematic analysis and highlight the importance of reflexive journaling and peer debriefing in maintaining trustworthiness. The article concludes by offering a comprehensive guide to conducting a trustworthy thematic analysis, contributing to the advancement of qualitative research methods.The article "Thematic Analysis: Striving to Meet the Trustworthiness Criteria" by Lorelli S. Nowell, Jill M. Norris, Deborah E. White, and Nancy J. Moules, aims to guide researchers in conducting rigorous and trustworthy thematic analysis. Thematic analysis is a qualitative research method used to identify, analyze, and report themes within a dataset. The authors emphasize the importance of transparency and methodological rigor in qualitative research, particularly in data analysis. They outline a step-by-step approach to conducting thematic analysis, including familiarizing oneself with the data, generating initial codes, searching for themes, reviewing themes, defining and naming themes, and producing the report. The article provides practical examples and personal insights to illustrate each phase of the thematic analysis process, emphasizing the need for an audit trail to ensure the credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability of the research findings. The authors also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of thematic analysis and highlight the importance of reflexive journaling and peer debriefing in maintaining trustworthiness. The article concludes by offering a comprehensive guide to conducting a trustworthy thematic analysis, contributing to the advancement of qualitative research methods.