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  • Percentage student papers not show

    Hi. my turnitin report doesn't show % student paper. I have one published paper and the percentage does show in the primarily source. however the paper does not declare as my paper and the '%…
    • ibnu Suhaimi
    • ibnu_Suhaimi
    • 2 wk ago
    • 1 reply
    • 10
    • Gill Rowell2 wk ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • similarity from my same uploaded paper

    I have deleted all the assignment and class but is show the similarity from my same uploaded paper. what should i do.
    • Dr Manish Varun Yadav
    • Dr_Manish_Varun_Yadav
    • 2 mths ago
    • 2 replies
    • 34
    • Rhonda Snover2 wk ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Please automatically exclude References page as part of your features - teachers do not have time to adjust this per assignment

    It seems that TurnItIn requires that the teacher adjust every new assignment for the "+Optional Settings" where some important Advanced TurnItIn Settings are to remove the References page (as an…
    • Brian Brian
    • Brian_Brian
    • 4 mths ago
    • 2 replies
    • 34
    • Brian Brian1 mth ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Duplicate (and triplicate and more) Paper view requests

    Is anybody else getting plagued by instructors being able to keep hitting send on paper view requests, so that the paper "owing" instructors get spammed?…
    • Steve Bentley
    • Turnitin Admin, University of Huddersfield, UK
    • s_d_bentley
    • 1 mth ago
    • 2 replies
    • 14
    • Steve Bentley1 mth ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Liberty University School of Health Sciences Instructors is grading Doctoral Students based on TurnItIn Scores under 25% as plagiarism.

    Students should have free access to TurnItIn Draft Coach. It makes no sense to judge students on similarities, especially when students have to use peer review articles for assignments and…
    • Nicole Lawtone-Bowles
    • Ph.D. Student Candidate
    • Nicole_LawtoneBowles
    • 2 mths ago
    • 2 replies
    • 29
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    • Nicole Lawtone-Bowles2 mths ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • How much time Turnitin normally takes to remove a document from its repository?

    • Muhammad Imran
    • Muhammad_Imran
    • 11 mths ago
    • 11 replies
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    • Yulia Danyliukmoderator3 mths ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • NO ENCUENTRO TRABAJO EN MI BANJEDA

    BUENOS DIAS ESTIMADO TURNITIN TEGO PROBLEMAS PARA SOLICITAR LA ELIMINACION PERMANENTE DE UNOS TRABAJO COLGADOS EN MI INSTITUCION YA QUE ME TUVE UN ERROR DE CONFIGURAR EL CARGAR ESOS ARCHIVOS Y…
    • PRIMITIVO BRUNO COVEÑAS
    • PRIMITIVO_BRUNO_COVENAS
    • 3 mths ago
    • 1 reply
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    • Tánit Arzatemoderator3 mths ago
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  • How similarity percentage is affected by later submissions

    Dear Turnitin, I am a bit puzzled why the similarity percentage changes when two different people submit their work. If there is a concern over collusion,…
    • Peter Bailey
    • Peter_Bailey
    • 3 mths ago
    • 2 replies
    • 20
    • Peter Bailey3 mths ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Cannot get Similiarity Report

    Hi I uploaded a paper for similarity check 15 days ago. It was a 545 page document. I got no similiarity report for percentage. I then deleted it. Now, again I uploaded it.…
    • Sheikh Adnan Ahmed Usmani
    • Sheikh_Adnan_Ahmed_Usman
    • 3 mths ago
    • 1 reply
    • 22
    • Gill Rowell3 mths ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • remove my paper from database

    Sir when i use first Turnitin ,wrongly choosed setting instead of no repository i have choose standard repository and checked my 3 paper it shows similarity index 24 percent and remove from inbox…
    • karthickmanoj
    • karthickmanoj
    • 5 mths ago
    • 1 reply
    • 52
    • Gill Rowell5 mths ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Stupid matches

    Hi I've just run a student's paper through TurnItIn, and it marks "et al." as possibly copied text. I have gone into the filters setting and told it to ignore matches with less than 3 words.…
    • Richard Niolon
    • Richard_Niolon
    • 5 mths ago
    • 1 reply
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    • Purna Bosemoderator5 mths ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Preliminary pages similarity

    Hey Team, Usually, preliminary pages, especially in various University theses, tend to be very similar due to the students' guides that require certain information in a given way.…
    • Augustine Gitonga
    • Augustine_Gitonga
    • 5 mths ago
    • 2 replies
    • 15
    • Augustine Gitonga5 mths ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Table of contents similarity report

    Hullo, Team, Why would a table of content appear as attached? What do the field codes imply? Why the page 'correction' (50 49 )? Kindly assist Thank you
    • Augustine Gitonga
    • Augustine_Gitonga
    • 5 mths ago
    • 1 reply
    • 29
    • Yulia Danyliukmoderator5 mths ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Excluding drafts

    I have a class submitting a final paper next week which will be put through turnitin. We use the feedback studio. Their drafts also went through turnitin so how can I make sure that their final…
    • Eleanor WALSH
    • Eleanor_WALSH
    • 5 mths ago
    • 1 reply
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    • Gill Rowell5 mths ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Similarity check

    Dear TurnItIn, How can I avoid a similarity check on the preliminary pages? Especially when we are running theses and dissertations, the preliminary pages have very similar information - the name of…
    • Augustine Gitonga
    • Augustine_Gitonga
    • 9 mths ago
    • 4 replies
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    • Augustine Gitonga9 mths ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • how i check plagarigm

    • Ramesh Babu
    • Ramesh_Babu
    • 11 mths ago
    • 19 replies
    • 278
    • Yulia Danyliukmoderator9 mths ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Incorrect Similarity/ Original Report

    Hi All,For my course, students have to submit multiple drafts of an assignment. For the first draft for a particular student, the Similarity report was 39%.…
    • Emille Hunt
    • Emille_Hunt
    • 1 yr ago
    • 1 reply
    • 65
    • Yulia Danyliukmoderator1 yr ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • date typed in red

    I noticed that the date of the report typed in red and black. What is the meaning of the color of the date in the report?
    • Johannes Gultom
    • Johannes_Gultom
    • 1 yr ago
    • 1 reply
    • 26
    • Yulia Danyliukmoderator1 yr ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Ghosted similarity icon

    One of my classes identical to the other will not generate a similarity report. Why?
    • Barbara Webber
    • Barbara_Webber
    • 1 yr ago
    • 1 reply
    • 64
    • Yulia Danyliukmoderator1 yr ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Similarity Reports

    Hello! My teaching partner and I have recently experienced issues with similarity reports. Those essays submitted earlier in the day (1st period) are not compared to those submitted later in the day…
    • Dena Wilson
    • Dena_Wilson
    • 1 yr ago
    • 1 reply
    • 133
    • Gill Rowell1 yr ago
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Questions of the day 🤓

    Have you ever encountered unfair paraphrasing? Was it synonym swapping or something else? How do you recommend tackling these situations?
    • Yulia Danyliukmoderator
    • Associate Product Marketing Manager
    • Yuliadanyliuk
    • 1 yr ago
    • 27
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • A handful of tips for teaching paraphrasing

    For students to see the real value of paraphrasing, it should be incorporated across various courses and in as many contexts as possible (not only writing, but also reading, speaking, and listening).…
    • Yulia Danyliukmoderator
    • Associate Product Marketing Manager
    • Yuliadanyliuk
    • 1 yr ago
    • 45
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Paraphrasing classroom resources arrived!🥳

    Since we’ve been talking about paraphrasing lately, we’ve put together some useful classroom materials. Here, you’ll find anything from a lesson plan to student handouts:…
    • Yulia Danyliukmoderator
    • Associate Product Marketing Manager
    • Yuliadanyliuk
    • 1 yr ago
    • 40
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • A list of back-to-school essentials for you!

    The new academic year has arrived, which means you’ve already deep dived into the learning process. Just to ensure that Turnitin Similarity will serve you well,…
    • Yulia Danyliukmoderator
    • Associate Product Marketing Manager
    • Yuliadanyliuk
    • 1 yr ago
    • 27
    • 1
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
  • Hey and welcome to the Turnitin Similarity community!

    This is the place for you to share advice on using Turnitin Similarity with your peers, learn about upcoming product updates and receive recommendations on making the most of the existing…
    • Yulia Danyliukmoderator
    • Associate Product Marketing Manager
    • Yuliadanyliuk
    • 1 yr ago
    • 45
    • Turnitin Similarity Q & A
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