iThenticate

iThenticate is a web-based plagiarism detection service used by researchers, authors, and publishers to assess the originality of scholarly manuscripts before submission or publication. It is produced by iParadigms, LLC, a company known for providing plagiarism detection tools for academic and professional use.

The service analyzes submitted text by comparing it against a large database that includes scholarly journals, books, conference proceedings, theses, and content on the open web. It generates a similarity report that highlights matched passages and provides links to the source material, along with a similarity score expressed as a percentage. The report can help identify properly cited material and supports exclusions for quotes, bibliographies, and other non-original content.

Users typically include academic publishers, editors, and research institutions that require pre-publication screening. iThenticate is designed to integrate with editorial workflows and can be accessed through a web interface or integrated with submission systems and workflow tools. It supports multiple languages and offers options for exporting reports in various formats.

In the publishing ecosystem, iThenticate is often associated with Crossref’s Similarity Check program, a collaboration that extends similarity reporting to publishing workflows. The service is intended to support originality verification, reduce the risk of unintentional plagiarism, and aid in upholding research integrity.