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 | |