Oceania · Country

Australia

Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.

Rate / 100k

4.50

95% CI 3.5–5.7

Global rank

21/62

by rate (1 = highest)

Retractions

strict plagiarism findings

Publications

1467k

1,466,665 works

In context

Australia

4.5

Oceania average

2.5

Global high · Pakistan

22.4

Australia sits at 20% of the global-high rate — well within the lower half of tracked countries.

Oceania peers

NZNew Zealand0.45

These figures count detected and reported plagiarism retractions, not total plagiarism. Coverage reflects English-language-indexed journals; a country with stronger oversight may record more, not necessarily commit more. See the methodology for the full caveats.

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