Attitudes Toward Plagiarism Among PhD Medical Students in Serbia

Nina Rajovic; Andrija Pavlovic; Daniel Olatunde; Vedrana Pavlovic; Dejana Stanisavljevic; Natasa Milic

doi:10.3233/SHTI230457

Attitudes Toward Plagiarism Among PhD Medical Students in Serbia

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2023 Jun 29:305:184-185. doi: 10.3233/SHTI230457.

Authors

Nina Rajovic¹, Andrija Pavlovic², Daniel Olatunde¹, Vedrana Pavlovic¹, Dejana Stanisavljevic¹, Natasa Milic^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Medical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
² Department of Humanities, Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

PMID: 37386991
DOI: 10.3233/SHTI230457

Abstract

In this cross-sectional survey the Attitude Towards Plagiarism (ATP) questionnaire was administered to 100 PhD students to measure their attitudes towards plagiarism. The results showed that the students had low scores for positive attitudes and subjective norms, but moderate scores for negative attitudes towards plagiarism. Additional courses on plagiarism should be introduced in PhD studies to promote responsible research practices in Serbia.

Keywords: PhD students; Plagiarism; medicine.

MeSH terms

Attitude
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Plagiarism
Serbia
Students, Medical*