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. 2018;26(1):4–9. doi: 10.5455/aim.2018.26.4-9

Table 2. Correlation of answers to questions and age of respondents.

Age Total
20-35 yrs. 36-45 yrs. 46-55 yrs. 56-65 yrs. >65 yrs.
Have you been added to the article as co-author even You did not give contribution (honorary authorship)? p=0.350 N 8 7 3 5 1 24
% 50.0 43.8 30.0 25.0 14.3 34.8
Have you given contribution to some article but you were not on author list (ghost authorship)?
p=0.134
N 5 7 8 12 3 35
% 31.3 43.8 80.0 60.0 42.9 50.7
Have you been under the obligation to add your superiors in list of authors. in order to be able to submit article to the journal?
p=0.383
N 8 4 2 9 2 25
% 50.0 25.0 20.0 45.0 28.6 36.2
Have you ever added your superiors in list of authors of an article in order to keep “peace” at work?
p=0.564
N 6 8 5 12 2 33
% 37.5 50.0 50.0 60.0 28.6 47.8
Do you have a reciprocal agreement with your colleagues about the simultaneous signing on articles?
p=0.080
N 5 1 2 8 4 20
% 31.3 6.3 20.0 40.0 57.1 29.0
Have you heard about COPE and ICMJE principles?
p=0.305
N 8 12 5 14 6 45
% 50.0 75.0 50.0 70.0 85.7 65.2
Total N 16 16 10 20 7 69
% 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0