iThenticate
Welcome to iThenticate, the leading solution for safeguarding academic integrity and originality in research. Specifically designed for Higher Degree Research (HDR) students, iThenticate provides a comprehensive suite of features aimed at preserving the authenticity of your scholarly contributions. By ensuring the originality of your research work, iThenticate empowers you to elevate the quality and credibility of your academic endeavors.
Let's explore the intricacies of iThenticate and discover how it can enrich your research journey.
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iThenticate Process
Logging in Credentials
CDU HDR students and their Principal Supervisors have access to iThenticate via the CDU license. Login details have been emailed to eligible users:
- Students will find them in their student email
- Staff in their CDU staff email.
To log in:
- Visit the Plagiarism Detection Software | iThenticate
- Select the login button at the top right-hand side of the page.
- Enter your login details.
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If it's still missing, follow these steps:
- Visit the Plagiarism Detection Software | iThenticate
- Choose "Forgot Password."
- Enter your email address:
- HDR students: use your student email (e.g., if your number is 107107, your email is s107107@students.cdu.edu.au).
- Principal Supervisors: use your CDU email address.
- Click submit.
If you continue to have trouble logging in, email research.degrees@cdu.edu.au with:
- A screenshot of the login screen and any error messages.
- The email address you are using to log in.
Uploading a Document
- Once logged in locate the "my folders" and "my documents"
- On the right-hand side of the page, choose “Upload a File”:
- Once the file has uploaded it will appear in your “My documents” list:
Click on the % shown in the “report” column against the relevant document to view the similarity report
The Similarity Report
Report Settings
To exclude quotes and reference list/ bibliography, select the document report from your documents, then select the filter icon (highlighted in yellow below) and tick “exclude bibliography” and "exclude quotes". Then apply changes.
Viewing the Report
See this link for more info on viewing the similarity report: The Document Viewer
Interpreting the report and addressing similarities
Interpreting the Report
- The student and supervisor should read the report carefully and determine if any of the similarities picked up need to be addressed or not.
- If the report highlights a significant number of words in a sequence that are identical to something published already, please discuss with your supervisor whether these have been attributed/ quoted correctly as per the relevant referencing style for your discipline. See also the CDU library guides on referencing What is referencing? - Referencing Guide - Subject guides at Charles Darwin University
- If the similarity report percentage is greater than 20% when excluding quotes and bibliography, please discuss with your supervisor the reasons and address as required. You will be asked for an explanation when submitting your thesis and drafts.
Downloading the report
Downloading the Report
From Downloading a PDF Version of a Similarity Report:
“The Similarity Report can be downloaded in a print-friendly PDF
To download a report, select the print icon at the bottom left of the Document Viewer. This will prepare a readable PDF version of the report. When downloading a report, the downloaded version created is based on the current view of the Similarity Report. For example, selecting the download icon while using the default Match Overview will create a PDF with color-coded highlights.”
See the guides for more information The Similarity Report (turnitin.com)