The January 2020 issue of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research (JMMR) includes an editorial introducing a new virtual special issue feature, five methodological/theoretical articles, and one empirical methodological article. The virtual special issue feature at JMMR will be an online-only collection of previously published JMMR articles and editorials. A dedicated collection will facilitate the readership’s ability to identify and appreciate the diversity of perspectives on the theme of the virtual special issue. The originally published articles will be listed online together, will retain their existing citation details, and be linked to their original volume and issue in JMMR. The virtual special issues will generally not include articles and editorials that only tangentially touch upon the specific topic of the virtual special issue. Rather, the articles chosen for the virtual special issues will have a main focus on the topic addressed. While the specifics of virtual special issues will likely evolve over time, we look forward to suggestions for virtual special issue topics from the readership, and readers with suggestions or requests should contact either the managing editor or co-chief editors. Each virtual special issue will feature an introduction that will be led by chief or associate editors of JMMR. This overview will identify from the perspective of the editor(s), the key contributions of the articles relative to the theme of the virtual special issue. The use of paradigms has been among the most commonly addressed topics in JMMR and chosen as the primary topic of the inaugural virtual special issue (Molina-Azorin and Fetters, 2020, https://journals.sagepub .com/topic/collections-mmr/mmr-1-paradigms_in_mixed_methods_research/mmr). The first three articles in this issue are methodological/theoretical articles that address dimensions in the mixed methods philosophy dialogue. In the first, Ghiara (2020), with an affiliation in philosophy, proposes to ‘‘disambiguate the role of paradigms’’ in mixed methods research (MMR). She provides a welcome dialogue examining the relationship between MMR paradigms and worldviews. She accomplishes this task first, through her analysis of the claim that mixed

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在本期中：介绍虚拟特刊，范式进展，混合方法交叉分析和混合方法研究中的社交网络分析

混合方法研究杂志（JMMR）将于2020年1月发行，其中一篇社论介绍了新的虚拟特刊功能，五篇方法论/理论文章和一篇经验方法论文章。JMMR的虚拟特刊功能将是以前发布的JMMR文章和社论的仅在线集合。专门的收藏将有助于读者识别和欣赏关于虚拟特刊主题的观点的多样性。原始发表的文章将一起在线列出，保留其现有的引文详细信息，并链接到其原始卷和JMMR中的期刊。虚拟特刊通常不会包括仅切线接触虚拟特刊特定主题的文章和社论。而是 为虚拟特刊选择的文章将主要关注所解决的主题。尽管虚拟特刊的具体内容可能会随着时间的推移而发展，但我们期待读者对虚拟特刊主题的建议，提出建议或要求的读者应与总编辑或主编联系。每个虚拟特刊将以JMMR首席或副编辑为首的介绍。此概述将从编辑者的角度确定文章相对于虚拟特刊主题的关键贡献。范式的使用已成为JMMR中最常见的主题之一，并被选为首届虚拟特刊的主要主题（Molina-Azorin和Fetters，2020年，https：//journals.sagepub。com / topic / collections-mmr / mmr-1-paradigms_in_mixed_methods_research / mmr）。本期的前三篇文章是方法论/理论文章，涉及混合方法哲学对话中的各个方面。首先，吉哈拉（Ghiara，2020）在哲学上有从属，提出在混合方法研究（MMR）中“消除范式的作用”。她提供了欢迎对话，探讨了MMR范例与世界观之间的关系。她首先通过对混合说法的分析来完成这项任务 建议在混合方法研究（MMR）中“消除范式的作用”。她提供了欢迎对话，探讨了MMR范例与世界观之间的关系。她首先通过对混合说法的分析来完成这项任务 建议在混合方法研究（MMR）中“消除范式的作用”。她提供了欢迎对话，探讨了MMR范例与世界观之间的关系。她首先通过对混合说法的分析来完成这项任务