The following article citations represent the 20 most cited papers related to ethics in language sciences in the Scopus database. The list presents articles in descending order by the number of times each article has been cited. If you would like information about the search terms and method used to determine this list, please e-mail mohayes2[at]illinois.edu.

Davis, K. (1995). Qualitative theory and methods in applied linguistics research. Tesol Quarterly, 29(3), 427-453. doi:10.2307/3588070
Cited 52 times.

Herring, S. (1996). Linguistic and critical analysis of computer-mediated communication: Some ethical and scholarly considerations. Information Society, 12(2), 153-168.doi:10.1080/911232343
Cited 26 times.

Rampton, B. (1995). Politics and change in research in applied linguistics. Applied Linguistics, 16(2), 233-256. doi:10.1093/applin/16.2.233
Cited 24 times.

Van Lier, L. (1994). Forks and hope: Pursuing understanding in different ways. Applied Linguistics, 15(3), 328-346. doi:10.1093/applin/15.3.328
Cited 28 times.

Dorian, N. C. (1993). A response to Ladefoged's other view of endangered languages. Language, 69(3), 575-579.
Cited 25 times.

Ortega, L. (2005). Methodology, epistemology, and ethics in instructed SLA research: An introduction. Modern Language Journal, 89(3), 317-327. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4781.2005.00307.x
Cited 22 times.

Ortega, L. (2005). For what and for whom is our research? The ethical as transformative lens in instructed SLA. Modern Language Journal, 89(3), 427-443. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4781.2005.00315.x
Cited 19 times.

Corson, D. (1997). Critical realism: An emancipatory philosophy for applied linguistics? Applied Linguistics, 18(2), 166-188. doi:10.1093/applin/18.2.166
Cited 15 times.

Wolfram, W. (1993). Ethical considerations in language awareness programs. Issues in Applied Linguistics, 4(2), 225-255.
Cited 13 times.

Kaplan, R. B., & Baldauf Jr., R. B. (2005). Editing contributed scholarly articles from a language management perspective. Journal of Second Language Writing, 14(1), 47-62. doi:10.1016/j.jslw.2005.01.001
Cited 12 times.

Rice, K. (2006). Ethical issues in linguistic fieldwork: An overview. Journal of Academic Ethics, 4(1-4), 123-155. doi:10.1007/s10805-006-9016-2
Cited 7 times.

Debenport, E. (2010). The potential complexity of "universal ownership": Cultural property, textual circulation, and linguistic fieldwork. Language and Communication, 30(3), 204-210. doi:10.1016/j.langcom.2009.11.001
Cited 6 times.

Weideman, A. (2006). Transparency and accountability in applied linguistics. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 24(1), 71-86. doi:10.2989/16073610609486407
Cited 6 times.

Davies, A. (2003). Three heresies of language testing research. Language Testing, 20(4), 355-368. doi:10.1191/0265532203lt263oa
Cited 6 times.

Hornberger, N. H. (1997). Literacy, language maintenance, and linguistic human rights: Three telling cases. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, (127), 87-103. doi:10.1515/ijsl.1997.127.87
Cited 6 times.

Innes, P. (2010). Ethical problems in archival research: Beyond accessibility. Language and Communication, 30(3), 198-203. doi:10.1016/j.langcom.2009.11.006
Cited 5 times.

Crasborn, O., Mesch, J., Waters, D., Nonhebel, A., Van Der Kooij, E., Woll, B., & Bergman, B. (2007). Sharing sign language data online: Experiences from the ECHO project. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 12(4), 535-562.
Cited 5 times.

Himmelmann, N. P. (2008). Reproduction and preservation of linguistic knowledge: Linguistics’ response to language endangerment. Annual Review of Anthropology, 37(1), 337-350. doi:10.1146/annurev.anthro.37.081407.085226
Cited 4 times.

McNamara, T. (1998). Policy and social considerations in language assessment. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 18, 304-319. doi:10.1017/S0267190500003603
Cited 4 times.

Moss, S. E. (2011). Research integrity in communication sciences and disorders: Preface. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 54(1), S300-S302. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2010/09-0266)
Cited 2 times.