The present study used quantitative and qualitative measures to examine Iranian applied linguists’ (mis-) conceptions of ethical issues in research. For this purpose, one hundred and twelve applied linguists completed a research ethics questionnaire constructed and validated by the researchers. In the follow-up qualitative phase, 15 applied linguists who were faculty members participated in semi-instructed interviews. Data were analyzed using exploratory factors analyses for the first phase and theme analyses for the second phase. Quantitative results showed that the most important misconceptions among Iranian applied linguists lingered on working with data (data collection and data analyses). For example, removing an outlier was a prevalent act conducted by applied linguists in the present study. Teachers using their students as participants of their own research as well as how they treated those students after a study were other controversial issues. The qualitative results revealed several themes including lack of knowledge, conflict with real-world practices, a product-oriented approach to education and a publish or perish mentality as the reasons for misconceptions of ethics in applied linguistics among Iranian researchers. On general terms, there was an implicit agreement regarding the lack of training on research ethics among Iranian applied linguists.

本研究使用定量和定性措施来检验伊朗应用语言学家对研究中伦理问题的（错误）概念。为此，112 位应用语言学家完成了研究人员构建和验证的研究伦理调查问卷。在后续的定性阶段，15名应用语言学家作为教职人员参加了半指导访谈。第一阶段使用探索性因素分析，第二阶段使用主题分析对数据进行分析。定量结果表明，伊朗应用语言学家对数据工作（数据收集和数据分析）存在最重要的误解。例如，在本研究中，应用语言学家普遍采取的做法是删除异常值。教师将学生作为自己研究的参与者以及他们在研究后如何对待这些学生是其他有争议的问题。定性结果揭示了几个主题，包括缺乏知识、与现实世界实践的冲突、以产品为导向的教育方法以及出版或灭亡的心态是伊朗研究人员对应用语言学伦理学产生误解的原因。总体而言，对于伊朗应用语言学家缺乏研究伦理培训，存在着隐含的共识。