Similarity- Plagiarism Databases

What is Turnitin?

Turnitin is a web-based software that provides similarity detection services. It is used to check student assignments, reports, theses and projects and to prevent plagiarism and improper citations.

Who Can Use Turnitin?

The password required for academics who want to use Turnitin is provided by the Department of Library and Documentation. Our academic staff who want to get a password for Turnitin use should send their name, surname, title and institutional e-mail address to "kutuphane@istun.edu.tr". Only faculty members (Dr. Assoc. Prof.) can benefit from this service.

If faculty members wish, they can create classes for their research assistants or students and allow them to upload their thesis/assignments/reports. Research assistants or students who will submit documents can upload their assignments to the system at turnitin.com with the Class ID and Password they can obtain from their teachers.

Things to Know about Turnitin

When creating a control class, the warehouse registration option must be selected in the "Optional Settings" section.In order to avoid 100% similarity in the works to be updated or re-uploaded, the "No Repository" option must be selected.
The "No Repository" option should be selected so that documents to be uploaded outside the institutes are not saved in Turnitin control repositories.
File formats to be uploaded to the system must have the protection feature turned off and in-text scanning must be possible.
The files to be uploaded to the system must be compatible with "Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, OpenOffice (ODT) and Hangul (HWP) formats.
Documents in image format and images within documents are not included in similarity scans.
The file size to be uploaded should be maximum 100 Megabytes (MB).
The maximum length of the uploaded assignment/thesis should be 800 pages.
Deleting a document saved in the Turnitin repository from the control class and deleting it from the Turnitin Repository are different processes. It should be noted that files deleted from the control class will not be deleted from the Turnitin repository. For this reason, uploaded documents should not be deleted from the control class if they are saved in the repository.
- Requests to delete documents from the Turnitin repository can only be made through the Turnitin Administrator account. For deletion requests of documents uploaded from Istanbul Health and Technology University accounts, you should contact the Library and Documentation Department with Paper ID / Assignment Number.
- The Paper ID/Assignment Number is written opposite the uploaded file in the control class. Turnitin or the Library Documentation Department cannot process the Paper ID / Assignment Number of the files deleted from the control class.
The thesis/assignment that needs to be updated and uploaded to the system must be added to the system at least 24 hours after the previously uploaded document.
It is important not to use this option because the uploads made by selecting the "Quick Submit" option in the Turnitin Teacher interface automatically go to the repository.
Account information should not be shared with other persons, institutions or organizations.

Auxiliary Guides

Turnitin Öğretmen Kılavuzu
Turnitin Insturctor Guide
Turnitin Öğrenci Kılavuzu
Turnitin Student Guide

What is iThenticate?

iThenticate is a web-based software that provides similarity detection service. It is used by the faculty members of our university (Dr. Assoc. Prof.) only for "ARTICLE" checks.

Who Can Use iThenticate?

The password required for academics who want to use iThenticate is provided by the Department of Library and Documentation.Academic staff who want to get a password for iThenticate should send their name, surname, title and institutional e-mail address to "kutuphane@istun.edu.tr". Only faculty members (Dr. Assoc. Prof.) can benefit from this service.

Things to Know about iThenticate

The file formats to be uploaded must have the protection feature turned off and in-text scanning must be possible.
The files to be uploaded to the system must be compatible with "Word, Text, PostScript, PDF, HTML, HTML, Excel, PowerPoint, Word Perfect WPD, OpenOffice ODT, RTF, Hangul HWP)" formats.
Documents in image format and images within documents are not included in similarity scans.
The file size to be uploaded should be maximum 100 Megabytes (MB).
The maximum article length to be uploaded should be 800 pages.
Each article should be uploaded to the system only once.
Account information should not be shared with other persons, institutions or organizations.

Improper and Incorrect Use

There is a special "KOTA" defined for our University in the iThenticate system. Faculty members are prohibited from using the quota improperly. Accounts will be closed if irregular or incorrect use is detected.

Uploading non-article studies to the system.
Uploading the same article more than once.
Uploading students' homework, thesis or projects to the system.
Uploading publications by different researchers to the system.
To upload the works of academics below the Dr. degree to the system.

Auxiliary Guides

iThenticate 2.0 user guide for click.

What is İntihal.net?

Intihal.net is a web-based domestic software that provides similarity detection services. It is used to check documents such as articles, reports, theses, dissertations, projects and student assignments and to prevent plagiarism and improper citations.

İntihal.net’i Who Can Use It?

Academics and students who want to use Intihal.net must create a new registration with their e-mail addresses with the extension "@istun.edu.tr" for access definitions and account activation processes. The created records become active with the approval of the Library and Documentation Department.
If faculty members wish, they can create classes for their students and allow them to upload their thesis/assignment/report. Students who will submit documents can upload their assignments to the system from plihal.net with the Folder Code they can obtain from their teachers.

İntihal.net Things to Know About

Students who upload documents with Folder Code should pay attention to the folder name and academician information.
In order for the report viewing screen to be active in the student account, the "Let the Student See the Report If the Student Uploads a Document" option must be selected when creating the class.
A one-page report with a QR code can be prepared with the "Summary Report" option on the My Documents screen.
Unless the upload to repository option is selected, the relevant works are not saved in the repository. For deletion requests of documents uploaded from Istanbul Health and Technology University accounts, you should apply to the Library and Documentation Department with the ID Number.
File formats to be uploaded to the system must have the protection feature turned off and in-text scanning must be possible.
Account information should not be shared with other persons, institutions or organizations.

Auxiliary Guides

Türkçe Kullanım Kılavuzu