iThenticate
Researchers at The University of Oklahoma (OU) on all campuses have access to iThenticate, a web-based application that enables authors to compare their own manuscripts, grant proposals, and other scholarly writing against web and scholarly publications to check for similar or duplicate content. iThenticate also provides an AI writing detection indicator to provide insight as to whether the submission contains AI-generated content.
Authors and co-authors can screen their own work to verify originality and detect potential plagiarism or improper citation of others’ work prior to dissemination or publication. Text similarity detection tools like iThenticate can be especially helpful for collaborative team-based research projects where authors and co-authors rely on others to provide portions of text for manuscripts, grant proposals or progress reports.
OU research community members who wish to screen work from others, i.e. research articles where they are not themselves author or co-author, should contact their academic home campus Research Integrity Office to discuss the request (OKC: ResearchIntegrity@ouhsc.edu; Norman: rionorman@ou.edu)
How to access iThenticate:
- Request access. Faculty members at OU from any campus (Norman, OKC, Tulsa) can request access to iThenticate by completing a brief request form that will be routed for review by their campus Research Integrity Office. Survey URL: https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bg9vdRMCdKcoVW6
- Request review. OU campus Research Integrity Office staff review and approve access request or contact requesters for more information if needed.
- Access information. iThenticate account information will be sent by email once the access request is approved.
- Usage. Log in to iThenticate and begin by uploading material.
How to use iThenticate:
How to avoid questionable writing practices:
Who to contact if you have concerns about your iThenticate report: