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JP
Japan
Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.
Rate / 100k
0.83
95% CI 0.5–1.4
Global rank
47/62
by rate (1 = highest)
Retractions
16
strict plagiarism findings
Publications
1922k
1,921,814 works
In context
Japan
0.8
Asia average
6.0
Global high · Pakistan
20.9
Japan sits at 4% 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.