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Table 3 Answer from students and supervisors on the questions: “In a paper by A (2012) you can find the following statement: ‘The virus is considered an important economic pathogen in pigs (B et al 2006)’. How can you reference this?”

From: Students’ and supervisors’ knowledge and attitudes regarding plagiarism and referencing

Statement

Participants

 

The virus is economically important (A, 2012)

6

3.3%

The virus can be economically important (B et al. 2006)

40

22.3%

The virus is economically important (A, 2012; B et al. 2006)

22

12.3%

It is well known that the virus is economically important.

2

1.1%

I have to read B et al. 2006 before citing.

109

60.9%