Please check this one, it'll help you to do the works in Turnitin.
https://help.turnitin.com/ithenticate/ithenticate-user/the-similarity-report/filters-and-exclusions.htm
Commonly 3 (maximum rigorous criteria) and more words at the same position in a sentence is matched against published content in journals as well as any content available in web. Therefore, it can be set to exclude matches less than 3 words.
@Isaac Dinahran
But when I cheked my paper even separate words marked as plagiarized!
Hussein Abbas That's what I meant. Minimum 3 words in a sentence in the same position. 3 words may be continuously located or at different positions in a sentence matching to the exact position with a source in journal or in the web. An example is attached similar to what you have faced. The words MMCs and, the, of process parameters match in the exact position (note that the words in between are different) with a published source. Therefore, the plagiarism software highlights it as copied from the source. But it was not actually copied. The writing style has matched with another author. This is one of the ridiculous aspect of the plagiarism software. It will randomly highlight some parts of the manuscript matching with so and so source which you have never read or known previously.
If you are writing a paper for publication, then use 3 words. If it's a thesis, then you can go up to 5 words.
I would use 8 words for an established journals and 10 words for a new journal
As per Turnitin guidelines, there is a nine-word minimum for excluding small matches.
As per Turnitin guidelines, there is a nine-word minimum for excluding small matches.
Prof. Hussein Abbas: In my opinion, most of the free-software-checkers for plagiarism don't work effectively. Since there is no guarantee that the original content of your manuscript might not be copied and sold to others before it is published by you, I discourage using any free-software-checkers for plagiarism; some of them are betrayers.
- WARNING 1: There are a massive number of betrayers!
- WARNING 2: Plagiarism is a sin! If it is, severe action may be taken and/or legal notice may be given.
Unfortunately, you have to pay for the sake of getting good results. In any way, it is not well for your reputation if there were accusations of plagiarism.
In my personal opinion, free anti-plagiarism software is not safe.
On the other side, My university, WISE, uses the TURNITIN plagiarism checker. The maximum allowed percentage of plagiarism should be commonly less than 20%. However, from the same reference, it should not exceed 5%.
We must completely understand that the plagiarism is never allowed and it is almost impossible to have 0% similarity.
Dear Prof. Hussein Abbas & all the honorable researchers,
Plagiarism is a common problem facing almost all professors. This respected portal (i.e. RG) defines plagiarism as:
The term “plagiarism” has different meanings, but it usually includes copying somebody else’s work without permission.
On the other side, self-plagiarism is when the author republishes portions of his/her own previously written research work while authoring a new work.
I may be somewhat old-fashioned, but please have a look at the following golden principles on how to avoid plagiarism in academic writing, especially Self-Plagiarism:
Now, I think that the above-mentioned rules are helping in setting boundaries to avoid plagiarism in general, and self-plagiarism in special.
Finally, believe me, or not: If you make one plagiarizing, you may solve one problem and fall into many others where some of which may be described as a knockout. Again and again, please always remember that if there were accusations of plagiarism, it is not well for any researcher's reputation, in any meaning.
Dear Prof. Hussein Abbas respected colleagues,
Related to this valuable discussion thread of Prof. Raphael De Andrade Ribeiro, please let me point to another critical issue related to plagiarism software-detectors.
My friend was accused of plagiarism. Why?
After about five months, his promotion process to associate professor was rejected because of plagiarism. When he checked the promotion report, he found that one of his papers was accused of plagiarism and with a 100% percentage. The reason is that his manuscript was checked by his co-author using one of these checkers. It took him several months time of following up to solve the problem and removing the manuscript from their database. After that long period, he re-applies the promotion order for the second time.
Therefore, plagiarism software may retain a copy of the manuscript in its database. To state the truth, this is depending upon the settings and type of account subscription.
So, you may face a similar situation when you submit your manuscript after plagiarism checking to a journal. It may be rejected instantly because it would show up 100% similarity index.
To solve the problem, it may take several months time of following up and removing the manuscript from their database.
If there were accusations of plagiarism, it is not well for your reputation, in any meaning.