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Table 4 Residents’ involvement in research misconduct (n = 6200)

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices about research misconduct among medical residents in southwest China: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Never(%)

1 time(%)

2 times(%)

3 times(%)

≥ 4 times(%)

Self-reported rate

Multiple submissions

3063(49.4)

585(9.4)

947(15.3)

846(13.6)

759(12.2)

3137(50.6)

Duplicate publication

3302(53.3)

679(11.0)

761(12.3)

849(13.7)

609(9.8)

2898(46.7)

Buying and selling papers, letting other people write papers, or writing papers for others

3303(53.3)

577(9.3)

811(13.1)

948(15.3)

561(9.0)

2897(46.7)

Plagiarizing or misappropriating others’ academic achievements

3179(51.3)

662(10.7)

990(16.0)

815(13.1)

554(8.9)

3021(48.7)

Falsifying research data, materials,

literature or annotations, or fabricating research results

3162(51.0)

592(9.5)

816(16.2)

960(15.5)

670(10.8)

3038(49.0)

Providing false academic information in the process of the project application, application of achievement, award, or title, or degree application

3183(51.3)

689(11.1)

934(15.1)

790(12.7)

604(9.7)

3017(48.7)

Joining the authorship without participating in the research or creation, listing others as authors without their permission, listing fake names as authors, or not listing authors who made contributions to the research and manuscript

3250(52.4)

526(8.5)

641(10.3)

1083(17.5)

700(11.3)

2950(47.6)