From: Perceptions of plagiarism by biomedical researchers: an online survey in Europe and China
Question | Percentage of total respondents (%, n = 1030) | Percentage of researchers in Europe (%, n = 826) | Percentage of researchers in China (%, n = 204) | P value* | Adjusted OR (95% CI)** |
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Question 15. Which factor(s) do you think decides whether a body of copied and unattributed text constitutes plagiarism or not? | |||||
 a. The length of the copied text | 53.0 | 51.3 | 59.8 | 0.030 | 1.24 (0.86, 1.80) |
 b. The part of the copied text | 45.2 | 42.6 | 55.4 | 0.001 | 1.91 (1.32, 2.77) |
 c. The presence of an intention to copy without attribution | 75.3 | 77.4 | 67.2 | 0.002 | 0.59 (0.39, 0.89) |
Question 16. Have you ever been unsure whether you are plagiarizing? | |||||
 a. Yes | 31.3 | 34.5 | 18.1 | <.001 | 0.41 (0.26, 0.64) |