Why is my file unable to be submitted to Turnitin? (Student)

Owned by CIT Webmaster
Last updated: 12 May 2022

Assignment expired?

If you cannot submit your file, please check if the assignment has expired.

If the assignment should still be open, please inform the instructor who requested your file submission.

Correct file size? Acceptable file format?

Size

Files should:

  • be less than 100 MB,

  • contain at least 20 words, and

  • be less than 800 pages.

If your paper exceeds the file size or page count, try to reduce the file size by compressing the file, removing non-text content or submitting the paper in plain text.

Format

Turnitin currently accepts the following file types for upload into an assignment:

  • Microsoft Word™ (.doc and .docx)

  • Corel WordPerfect® (.wpd)

  • HTML

  • Adobe PostScript® (.ps)

  • Plain text (.txt)

  • Rich Text Format (.rtf)

  • Portable Document Format (.pdf) - must contain text to be submitted, see note below.

  • Hangul Word Processor file (.hwp)

Adobe® PDF

Turnitin will not accept PDF image files, forms, or portfolios, files that do not contain highlightable text (e.g. a scanned file - usually an image), documents containing multiple files or files created with software other than Adobe Acrobat®.

I am having trouble uploading to the Turnitin assignment (Student).