iThenticate

iThenticate is an online software that checks potential plagiarism in a publication. Plagiarism is a significant issue, consisting in the appropriation of another person’s idea, processes, results, or words without attributing proper credit.

Plagiarism can represent Research and Academic Misconduct. This software is not determining that Plagiarism has occurred; it will help you ensure that inadvertent errors are not made before publishing your scholarly work.  

We recommend the use of the software to any Faculty member who is submitting publications for them or their supervisees (including thesis), sharing data with external organizations or when proposing grants to federal or private entities.  

To obtain an account, fill this form to request it. We have a limitednumber of licenses, so you can request an account in you are Faculty member who:

  1. Regularly submits grant proposals to federal agencies throughout the year;
  2. Publishes multiple research papers annually; or 
  3. Engages in collaborative grant submissions and research publications with external researchers who are not affiliated with Emory or within your field of expertise.

Students can use Turnitin which is embedded in Canvas. 

Email us at rio@emory.edufor questions.

 

Highlights

Request an Account
iThenticate @ Emory
iThenticate Webpage
 

How it Works

iThenticate allows the review and comparison of documents in about 5 to 15 minutes for every document uploaded. Once you have an account, login in with the credentials you created and follow these steps:

  • Click on “Upload” under “My Files”
  • Under “Manage Files” you will see the similarity percentage. Click on the number to see the report.
  • You can click on “exclude match” to exclude findings that are not relevant
Find more detailed videos, user guide and FAQs on the iThenticate webpage.

FAQs

We strongly recommend the use of iThenticate to prevent errors during the submissions to publishers and sponsors. By doing this, you ensure that you are correctly using data with theout proper citation. We know that our students, faculty, and staff work hard to develop innovative work, and that they believe in Emory’s strong values. The truth is that we are all human, and errors due happen that could have catastrophic consequences in someone’s career. 

Any document you submit is not shared with others at the University or outside our institution.  

You are not required to use iThenticate at this time, but we strongly encourage you to request an account and use it to prevent any errors.