How to detect plagiarism?

There are many software’s which can be used to detect plagiarism. E.g. Turnitin is mostly used software to detect plagiarism. The input of that software is the new written document. After processing the document the output produced by the software is a report which shows the percentage matching of that new document with the existing documents in the software database as well as the matched words, sentences and paragraphs.

There are several ways to detect plagiarism in research, including:

  1. Using plagiarism detection software, such as Turnitin or Grammarly.
  2. Check the text against online sources, such as Google or other search engines, to see if the text appears on other websites.
  3. Examine the text for unusual or excessive use of direct quotes or passages that are identical to other sources.
  4. You are comparing the text to the author’s previous work to see if there is any overlap.
  5. Check the bibliography or reference list to ensure that all sources are properly cited. It’s important to note that plagiarism not only includes text copying but also includes copying figures, tables, images, and ideas without proper citation.
  6. Always check by reading in detail when giving a final read to your draft. If there is any abrupt change in the tone of a sentence you can doubt that there might be a bit of plagiarism because a change of tone is usually not noted in sentences written by one person.
  7. Just like mentioned in point one you can leverage the use of artificial intelligence in finding your copied stuff but remember you have to understand the mechanism behind how it detects plagiarism. There is a technique that they use in which if there are three phrases similar to some other text they will mark it as plagiarized text. It is important you check manually because due to over use of Artificial intelligence in the field of education, marking wrongly is very common.

There are several free online plagiarism detection tools available, such as:

  • SmallSEOTools Plagiarism Checker
  • PlagScan
  • Qu text
  • Grammarly
  • Dupli checker
  • Plagiarism detect
  • Plagiarism

These tools typically work by comparing the text in question to billions of pages on the internet, as well as to previously submitted papers, to identify any matching phrases or sentences. However, while these tools can be useful for identifying potential plagiarism, they should not be relied upon exclusively, and it is always a good idea to manually review any flagged text to ensure accuracy.