The Research and Ethics Committee shall be responsible for maintaining research ethics and practices within JALT.

Specific responsibilities include:

Establishing and maintaining a statement of ethical norms for research supported by JALT;
Responding to requests for access to JALT data for research purposes;
Establishing and maintaining a review process for research proposals/requests;
Addressing any issues related to ethical practices in research in any publication or direct activities within JALT; and,
Establishing and promoting an annual research focus for the association.

Members of the Committee are:

the Vice President
the Publications Board Chair
the editor of JALT Journal
the editor of The Language Teacher
up to three Members at Large

The Chair will be held by a Member at Large