Table 4 Results for single-author papers
From: The extent to which the passive voice is used in the scientific journal article, 1985–2015
Series A | ||||
1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | |
n = 467 | n = 807 | n = 413 | n = 532 | |
Act | 23% | 21% | 43% | 20% |
Pass | 34% | 32% | 15% | 46% |
NP | 43% | 47% | 42% | 34% |
Series B | ||||
1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | |
n = 934 | n = 239 | - | - | |
Act | 28% | 29% | - | - |
Pass | 21% | 25% | - | - |
NP | 51% | 46% | - | - |