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Turnitin and iThenticate Comparison
Turnitin and iThenticate are plagiarism prevention tools targeted at different groups of users.
The comparison table and user flowchart below show the differences between the two tools.
Please select the appropriate tool for your needs.
Comparison Table
Users | For instructors to check students' work in a classroom setting. | For postgraduate students and academic staff/researchers to check their own work. |
|---|---|---|
Access | Log in to:
| DO NOT sign up for an account on iThenticate's website.
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Quick Start Guides | ||
Features | Similarity checking. | |
Submissions checked against | Web pages, other content, scholarly journals, student paper database. | Web pages, other content, scholarly journals, ProQuest Dissertations. |
Submissions | (By default) added to student paper database. | Not added to database. |
Submission maximum length and size* | 400 pages or less, 40 MB or less. | 400 pages or less, 40 MB or less. |
File types | MS Word, Word XML, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, HWP, plain text and MS PowerPoint. | MS Word, Word XML, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, HWP, plain text and OpenOffice (ODT). |
Privacy |
* Exclude non-textual information if you have exceeded the limits.
Adapted from iThenticate > Resources > Academic (retrieved on 1 August 2014).
User Flowchart
