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In the academic calendar, you will find a suggested deadline by which you need to have your iThenticate review completed. While it is suggested fairly early in the semester, ideally you will want to have this review conducted when your document is most complete so the feedback will be the most useful.
Your thesis advisor is responsible for reviewing your document using iThenticate. You may need to provide the document electronically, depending on your advisor’s preferences. Your advisor receives training through the Office of Research and Commercialization to access and use iThenticate. If your advisor has any concerns, there are resources available at the Office of Research and Commercialization for support.
The iThenticate system is accessed through the UCF Office of Research Applications Portal at: https://apps.research.ucf.edu/.
No results of the review are reported to the Graduate College; however, what is revealed should be reviewed by you, your advisor, and your committee. When your advisor and committee sign off on your final thesis/dissertation approval form, they are also indicating that they have conducted this review.
iThenticate Q&A:
How does iThenticate work?
- The review is an automated process that allows the uploading of documents (including, among others, proposals, manuscripts, theses, journal articles, etc.), and compares them against millions of published documents available through the Internet and various web-based databases. The results will reveal any text matches, which your advisor will review for proper citation.
I’m concerned that my document becomes “property” of iThenticate, and if I try to submit it for publication it’s already considered “published”?
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That is not the case, and here is why:
iThenticate does not add your manuscript to any databases. Unlike many free plagiarism checker services, iThenticate does not store, share, or resell uploaded files.
When my master’s thesis is developed into a dissertation, iThenticate flags the majority of the dissertation as “copied” material. Will I risk action for plagiarism?
- Students should know that the faculty conducting the dissertation review will be able to see that the duplicated material is from the student’s previous work. The same consideration applies when a draft version of a document is followed by a final version.
Any Questions?
- For information about iThenticate at UCF, please see the iThenticate section on the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) website, Office of Research and Commercialization. Thesis and dissertation chairs with system-related or procedural questions should contact RCR at rcr-ucf@ucf.edu. The UCF Thesis and Dissertation Editor and the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities are also available to answer questions.