All countriesAfrica · Country
DZ
Algeria
Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.
Rate / 100k
6.77
95% CI 3.9–11.8
Global rank
18/62
by rate (1 = highest)
Retractions
12
strict plagiarism findings
Publications
177k
177,378 works
In context
Algeria
6.8
Africa average
6.7
Global high · Pakistan
22.4
Algeria sits at 30% of the global-high rate — well within the lower half of tracked countries.
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.