Using iThenticate
What are the main benefits of iThenticate?
iThenticate has two primary benefits. First, authors can ensure they have sufficiently cited their sources and presented the highest quality written work. Second, this preliminary editorial review will allow editors to view and move submitted documents through the peer-review or referee process to publication, confident that it is original content.
How do I submit a document?
To submit a manuscript, click the "Browse" button and select the document you want to submit. Then click the "Submit Document" button. If you prefer submitting text directly instead of submitting a file, click the "Copy & Paste Text" link.
What are the document submission requirements?
Files cannot exceed 400 pages. Files cannot exceed 20MBs. Files cannot exceed 2MB of raw text.
What are the accepted file types?
MS Word, Word XML, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, OpenOffice (ODT) and plain text.
Against what resources will my manuscript be compared?
In addition to the Internet, uploaded manuscripts/grant proposals can be compared to more than 36 million published research articles from 465+ global scientific, technical and medical publishers (this cache is larger than most university libraries maintain). This is a critical content component, and one not available in other services. iThenticate's comparison database includes more than one million abstracts and citations from PubMed, and more than 20,000 research titles from EBSCOhost and the Gale InfoTrac OneFile. iThenticate also maintains its own web crawler, indexing over 10 million web pages daily and totalling over 34 billion web pages. View more content
Is there a user manual or instructions for using iThenticate?
Please download our user manual. Also see online training videos.
What are the system requirements?
FOR WINDOWS MACHINES
1.5GHz or faster processor
Microsoft® Windows®7, Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista® with Service Pack 1
Firefox 3+, Internet Explorer 7+, Chrome 4+ or Safari 4+
Internet browser set to allow all cookies from ithenticate.com
1GB (XP) or 2GB (Vista) of RAM or more recommended
1,024x768 display or higher recommended
Broadband Internet connection is recommended
FOR MAC OS MACHINES
Mac OS X v10.4.11+
Firefox 3+, Chrome 4+ or Safari 4+
Internet browser set to allow all cookies from ithenticate.com
1GB of RAM or more recommended
1,024x768 display or higher recommended
Broadband Internet connection is recommended
Individual Edition
How do I get started?
First, create a free account. Second, purchase credits so that you can submit a document to iThenticate. Credits are displayed at the top right of the screen. Once you have credits, click "Submit Document". Watch the demo
What types of documents and files are best checked by the individual edition?
Single documents, including: articles for newspapers, magazines, and other publications; research documents; proposals (for grants, government or non-profit); manuscripts; business reports; articles; financial analysis; PhD theses and Masters dissertations.
Does iThenticate add my document to any databases?
No. iThenticate does not add your manuscript to ANY databases.
What is the maximum size of a document?
A single manuscript can be up to 25,000 words, which accommodates the average length of a research paper. If your document is larger, you can purchase multiple credits and segment content in parts of 25,000 words or less.
What is a revision?
A revision is when you submit a manuscript that you have already uploaded to iThenticate and you have either revised it or added more material to it and want to check your manuscript again.
How many times can I submit a manuscript?
After you submit your document once, you may resubmit it a maximum of five times. If your revised manuscript is substantially different than the first submission, iThenticate may ask you if you would like to submit the revision as a new manuscript.
Can editors see my Similarity Report?
No. iThenticate gives you your own personal account. No one can access it but you. If you would like to share your report, you can print it out or download to HTML and email.
Can I can submit two documents for comparison?
A chapter from my book and another article published in a journal. I don't want to compare with the database. Yes, iThenticate offers document to document comparison. This functionality is only available in iThenticate's annual licensing edition. Please contact us for more details.
Reports
What do iThenticate reports highlight?
iThenticate identifies material that matches text from documents found in our extensive database. Highlighted text will include text that has been properly quoted and cited so it is not necessarily plagiarized. You will need to verify that every highlighted section has been properly quoted, summarized or paraphrased. As a result, iThenticate makes it easier for you to identify and attribute any material in that may contain unintentional plagiarism.
How long will I have to wait until my results are ready?
Results are usually delivered within 1 minute to several minutes, depending on document length.
How will I know if my results are ready?
While this analysis is in progress, you will see the word "pending" in the report column next to the title of your manuscript. When your results are ready, you will see a percentage, or "Similarity Index" in the report column next to the title of your manuscript.
How do I see my results?
To see your results, click the "Similarity Report" icon in the report column next to the title of your manuscript.
What does the percentage mean?
The results include a percentage score, called a "Similarity Index", which indicates how much of the document matches other sources. Please note that iThenticate does not determine whether a manuscript contains plagiarism. The service identifies content in a submitted manuscript that matches other sources, primarily to encourage the author of the manuscript to check that other sources have been properly cited. Watch a demo
What do the highlighted boxes mean?
The results include number-coded and color-coded highlighting of parts of the manuscript that correspond to matching sources in the iThenticate database. You are encouraged to look carefully at these portions to determine whether other sources have been properly cited.
Partners
What is CrossCheck powered by iThenticate?
CrossCheck powered by iThenticate is an exclusive partnership between CrossRef, a publisher association, and iThenticate plagiarism technology. This exclusive relationship allows you to compare against 36+ million published research articles from 465+ leading, global scientific, technical and medical (STM) publishers -- this is a data store larger than most university libraries. View CrossCheck participants.