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JP
Japan
Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.
Rate / 100k
0.78
95% CI 0.5–1.3
Global rank
50/62
by rate (1 = highest)
Retractions
16
strict plagiarism findings
Publications
2046k
2,046,395 works
In context
Japan
0.8
Asia average
6.2
Global high · Pakistan
22.4
Japan sits at 3% 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.