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In:Ethical Issues in Applied Linguistics Scholarship
Edited by Peter I. De Costa, Amr Rabie-Ahmed and Carlo Cinaglia
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 7] 2024
► pp. 341–354

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Chapter 19
The ethical gray area

Journal editors’ perspectives

 | Michigan State University
 | Michigan State University
 | University of Murcia
 | Northern Arizona University
Published online: 21 November 2024
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https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.7.22dec
Abstract
This chapter is a collective reflection on key ethical dilemmas encountered by four past and/or current editors of journals in diverse sub-fields of Applied Linguistics. We reflect on (i) our understanding of ethics in relation to journal editing; (ii) specific ethical challenges we faced in our editorial work and how they were resolved; and (iii) global considerations about the adoption of ethical practices in Applied Linguistics journal editing in the current world of academic publishing.
Article outline
  • Introduction
  • Reflections by Susan Gass and Luke Plonsky
    • Topic saturation
    • Reviews and reviewers
  • Reflections by Rosa Manchón
    • In-house rejections
    • Balancing the advancement of disciplinary conversations with impact factor considerations
  • Reflections by Peter De Costa
    • Empowering authors
    • Distributed accountability
  • Concluding thoughts
  • References
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