Creswell, J., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2023). Revisiting mixed methods research designs twenty years later. In C. Poth (Ed.), The SAGE handbook of mixed methods research design (pp. 21–36). Sage.

Creswell and Plano Clark provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution of their design typologies.

Guest, G. (2013). Describing mixed methods research: an alternative to typologies. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 7(2), 141–151. doi: 10.1177/1558689812461179

Guest critiques typological approaches to design and recommends focusing on where the point or points of interface will occur in designing a study as an alternative for complex projects.

Mertens, D. M. (2023). Mixed methods designs to further social, economic and environmental justice. In C. Poth (Ed.), The SAGE handbook of mixed methods research design (pp. 131–149). Sage.

Mertens (2023) argues for the relevance of a contextually responsive, iterative, transformative approach to all types of research – especially but not necessarily only for situations when researching with marginalised groups or indigenous peoples.