All countriesOceania · Country
AU
Australia
Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.
Rate / 100k
4.33
95% CI 3.4–5.5
Global rank
21/62
by rate (1 = highest)
Retractions
65
strict plagiarism findings
Publications
1500k
1,500,321 works
In context
Australia
4.3
Oceania average
2.4
Global high · Pakistan
20.9
Australia sits at 21% of the global-high rate — well within the lower half of tracked countries.
Oceania peers
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.