
Questionable Research Practices in Applied Linguistics
Special issue of the Journal of Second Language Studies 8:2 (2025)
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[Journal of Second Language Studies, 8:2] 2025. vi, 240 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 11 December 2025
Published online on 11 December 2025
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Table of Contents
- Expanding the scope of questionable research practices in applied linguisticsLuke Plonsky, Scott Sterling, Katherine Yaw, Tove Larsson & Merja Kytö | pp. 183–191
- The Ulysses pact: An emic perspective on registered reports in applied linguisticsMeng Liu, Yuan Sang, Phil Hiver & Ali H. Al-Hoorie | pp. 192–218
- Investigating researcher perceptions of Questionable Research PracticesScott Sterling, Kate Yaw, Luke Plonsky, Tove Larsson & Merja Kytö | pp. 219–243
- An exploratory systematic review of self-citations in the top-tier journals of applied linguisticsAnna Zólyomi, Zsófia Széll & Katalin Piniel | pp. 244–263
- Self-citation practices in applied linguistics: A bibliometric reviewLuke Plonsky & Ekaterina Sudina | pp. 264–280
- Conceptualization and frequency of sampling (mal)practices in L2 inferential quantitative research: Towards a potential QRP?Joseph P. Vitta, Aaron Hahn, Derek Canning, Daniel R. Isbell, Ali H. Al-Hoorie & Christopher Nicklin | pp. 281–312
- Research ethics awareness among practitioner-researchers of an intensive English as a foreign language programShannon Dunn & Asma Alshehri | pp. 313–343
- Exploring questionable research practices in applied linguistics mixed methods research studiesMohammad Amini Farsani & A. Mehdi Riazi | pp. 344–374
- Uncovering motivations behind authors’ questionable research practices: A collaborative autoethnographic investigation of editors’ experiences of academic publishingTheron Muller & John Lindsay Adamson | pp. 375–408
- The knowledge lost in information: Questionable research practices from the perspective of a manuscript reviewerEsmat Babaii | pp. 409–422
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