The Correlation Between Perceived Misconduct or Actual Experience of Misconduct in Publication (Survey Questions 7–11) and Trust Score in 197 Respondents.
The Correlation Between Perceived Misconduct or Actual Experience of Misconduct in Publication (Survey Questions 7–11) and Trust Score in 197 Respondents.
| Question/Possible Answers | N | Rate (95% Confidence Interval) | Median Trust Score (Interquartile Range) | ρ (P Value) |
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| In your opinion, in your workplace/research environment, how often were academic manuscripts published in which individuals were added to the list of authors, though they did not contribute significantly to the work being published?* | ||||
| Rare (0% to 5% of publications) | 38 | 0.19 (0.14 to 0.26) | 3.28 (2.64 to 3.67) | ρ =−0.52 (<0.001) |
| Uncommon (5.1% to 20% of publications) | 61 | 0.31 (0.25 to 0.38) | 2.78 (2.28 to 3.11) | |
| Common (20.1% to 60% of publications) | 64 | 0.33 (0.26 to 0.40) | 2.22 (1.58 to 2.67) | |
| Very common (over 60% of publications) | 33 | 0.17 (0.12 to 0.23) | 2.00 (1.33 to 2.33) | |
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| In your opinion, in your workplace/research environment, how often were co-authors displaced from their appropriate place in the list of authors? | ||||
| Rare (0% to 5% of publications) | 82 | 0.42 (0.35 to 0.49) | 2.78 (2.22 to 3.36) | ρ =−0.37 (<0.001) |
| Uncommon (5.1% to 20% of publications) | 59 | 0.30 (0.24 to 0.37) | 2.44 (1.78 to 2.89) | |
| Common (20.1% to 60% of publications) | 38 | 0.19 (0.14 to 0.26) | 2.06 (1.64 to 2.67) | |
| Very common (over 60% of publications) | 18 | 0.09 (0.06 to 0.14) | 2.22 (1.39 to 2.39) | |
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| In your opinion, in your workplace/research environment, how often were individuals who significantly contributed to the academic work being published not acknowledged at all as authors in the final publication? | ||||
| Rare (0% to 5% of publications) | 128 | 0.65 (0.58 to 0.72) | 2.67 (2.11 to 3.31) | ρ =−0.27 (<0.001) |
| Uncommon (5.1% to 20% of publications) | 47 | 0.24 (0.18 to 0.30) | 2.11 (1.56 to 2.56) | |
| Common (20.1% to 60% of publications) | 17 | 0.09 (0.05 to 0.14) | 2.33 (2.00 to 2.83) | |
| Very common (over 60% of publications) | 5 | 0.03 (0.01 to 0.06) | 2.00 (1.33 to 2.28) | |
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| How many times have you personally been an author, co-author, contributed to, or involved in a manuscript in which Gift Authorship was awarded? | ||||
| Rare (0% to 5% of publications) | 116 | 0.59 (0.52 to 0.66) | 2.67 (2.22 to 3.33) | ρ =−0.40 (<0.001) |
| Uncommon (5.1% to 20% of publications) | 36 | 0.18 (0.13 to 0.24) | 2.33 (1.89 to 2.86) | |
| Common (20.1% to 60% of publications) | 28 | 0.14 (0.10 to 0.20) | 1.89 (1.47 to 2.22) | |
| Very common (over 60% of publications) | 17 | 0.09 (0.05 to 0.14) | 2.00 (1.28 to 2.44) | |
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| How many times have you personally been an author, co-author, contributed to, or involved in a manuscript in which individuals who contributed significantly to the academic work being published were either displaced within the authors’ byline or not acknowledged at all? | ||||
| Rare (0% to 5% of publications) | 137 | 0.70 (0.63 to 0.76) | 2.67 (2.11 to 3.33) | ρ =−0.35 (<0.001) |
| Uncommon (5.1% to 20% of publications) | 36 | 0.18 (0.13 to 0.24) | 2.33 (1.67 to 2.78) | |
| Common (20.1% to 60% of publications) | 19 | 0.10 (0.06 to 0.15) | 2.00 (1.56 to 2.22) | |
| Very common (over 60% of publications) | 5 | 0.03 (0.01 to 0.06) | 1.44 (1.22 to 2.11) | |