What is quality in the context of applied linguistic research? Addressing this question is both
an intellectual and ethical imperative for the field. Toward that end, I propose a four-part …

Abstract Questionable Research Practices (QRPs) fall in the gray zone between responsible
research conduct and absolute misconduct (eg, falsification and fabrication). Whereas other …

A few months ago, I was conducting a webinar on ethics in applied linguistics, and during
the Q&A session after my presentation, an online attendee used the chat function to ask me …

Building on the increased concern over methodological quality and research judgment in
applied linguistics and elsewhere in the social sciences (eg, Gass et al., 2021; Open …

This forum piece reports on a brief survey of current quantitative research ethics training
materials in Applied Linguistics (AL). This survey was conducted as a step towards an …

A diamond in the rough: We need open access publishing for books, too Page 1 How to cite
Plonsky, L. (2024). ‘A diamond in the rough: We need open access publishing for books, too’ …

In the spirit of extending these conversations to a global audience as part of a larger funded
project on research ethics in quantitative humanities, two hybrid symposia were held in …

Open science is here! The principles and practices that embody the open science/open
scholarship (OS) movement can be seen in virtually all we do in our professional lives. That …

abstract Questionable Research Practices (QRPs) fall in the gray zone between responsible
research conduct and absolute misconduct (eg, falsification and fabrication). Whereas other …

A few months ago, I was conducting a webinar on ethics in applied linguistics, and during
the Q&A session after my presentation, an online attendee used the chat function to ask me …