Plagiarism Detection Tool: iThenticate
What is iThenticate?
iThenticate is a plagiarism-detection software that is designed to evaluate the originality of an author's work. iThenticate compares documents like journal article manuscripts, research reports, thesis, dissertations, and grant funding proposals against millions of published works, subscription databases, and the Internet.
Training & Help
iThenticate has a comprehensive list of training materials, webcasts, and short videos to help you.
iThenticate will be unavailable for all account holders from November 5 - 6, 2024
Please be advised that the iThenticate system will undergo upgrades, and users will not be able to access their accounts between November 5- 6, 2024. If you have an active iThenticate account, you will receive a welcome email on Wednesday, November 6, with instructions to log into your new iThenticate 2.0 account.
If you do not receive this email after checking your spam folder, please contact us at libraryresources@mssm.edu.
Active account holders will have 7 days to log in using the welcome email.
To learn more about iThenticate 2.0, please check out these resources:
- Guided tour of the upgraded iThenticate 2.0
- Using iThenticate 2.0 | Onboarding Video
- iThenticate User Guide
- Levy Library iThenticate Guide
For any questions of if you require assistance with your account, feel free to reach out to us at libraryresources@mssm.edu.
How Do I Use iThenticate?
IThenticate is available to Mount Sinai Faculty, Staff, Researchers, and Graduate Students submitting theses/dissertations. You must have an account to use iThenticate. If you do not already have an account, fill out the Request An iThenticate account form below.
Mount Sinai users who already have an account can login to iThenticate via the link below. Once you are logged in, you can begin uploading and submitting files to the tool. After uploading your document, iThenticate will compare your work against published research articles, databases, and across the open web. A similarity report will be generated that will highlight all text that matches other sources. Please note that AI detection is not available within our existing product subscription.
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iThenticate is the premier tool for researchers and professional writers to check their original works for potential plagiarism. With an easy to use submission process that checks for similarity against the world’s top published works, researchers and institutions can feel confident that their academic reputation will be protected.
REQUEST AN ITHENTICATE ACCOUNT
Mount Sinai faculty, staff, researchers, and Graduate Students submitting theses/dissertations can complete the form below to request an account for iThenticate. All requests are processed within one business day.
If you have any questions, contact libraryresources@mssm.edu.