{"id":4894,"date":"2019-10-28T08:27:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T08:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/?p=4894"},"modified":"2025-03-19T17:02:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:02:24","slug":"how-to-interpret-a-plagiarism-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/how-to-interpret-a-plagiarism-report\/","title":{"rendered":"How to interpret a plagiarism report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"yellow-star\">How to interpret a plagiarism report<\/h2>\n<div style=\"max-width: 650px;\">\n<p>PlagiarismCheck.org can detect:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Word-to-word matches<\/li>\n<li>Word rearrangements<\/li>\n<li>Substitutions of words with synonyms<\/li>\n<li>Changes from passive to active voice and vice versa<\/li>\n<li>Hidden characters<\/li>\n<li>AI-generated text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Overview of a Similarity &amp; AI report<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16929\" src=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-19.01.07.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1294\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the top left corner you will find two main numbers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Similarity score<\/li>\n<li>AI detector score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These numbers show how much text was either found in sources or detected as potentially AI-generated. You can switch between <a href=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plagiarism check<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/ai-detector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chat GPT checker<\/a> reports by clicking on the &#8220;View Report&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<h3>Similarity report<\/h3>\n<p>The algorithm differentiates between similarities found in quotes, references, and the body of papers, and reflects them in the corresponding tabs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Similarity<\/li>\n<li>Quotes<\/li>\n<li>References<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All these parts are visualized separately so a user can decide either to include or exclude them from the calculated similarity score.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the righthand, you can find the list of sources where we found similarities with a submitted text. The percentage of a source shows how much text was found in this source. By clicking on a source you can see matching text with darker highlights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are 4 types of sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Internet source<\/em> \u2014 the similarity is coming from one of the billions of web pages our\u00a0tool scans, including archived content and scholarly content<\/li>\n<li><em>Self-plagiarism<\/em> \u2014 there is a match with a previously submitted text by the same user.<\/li>\n<li><em>Your institution&#8217;s database<\/em> \u2014 we found a match with a previously submitted text in your organization\/institution (available only for organization-level accounts).<\/li>\n<li><em>External database<\/em> \u2014 we found a match with a text submitted to another institution (available only for organization-level accounts).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16929 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-19.01.07-e1707844352405.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-19.01.07-e1707844352405.png 772w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-19.01.07-e1707844352405-180x300.png 180w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-19.01.07-e1707844352405-615x1024.png 615w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-19.01.07-e1707844352405-768x1279.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are two types of similarity shown in the report: &#8216;Identical&#8217; corresponds to word-to-word matches, whereas &#8216;Changed text&#8217; shows rearranged or paraphrased text. The respective color code appears on each source, too. Depending on the type of similarity, each source can get an orange or a red dot, or sometimes even both.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16931\" src=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-43.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2685\" height=\"1206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-43.png 2685w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-43-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-43-1024x460.png 1024w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-43-768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-43-1536x690.png 1536w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-43-2048x920.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2685px) 100vw, 2685px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The report highlights phrases that match external resources. For each match, you get a direct link to the source from which information has been taken. In case there is more than one source, the system will show all sources that have similar content.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row multi\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-9 col-mobile-5 col\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">By clicking on the &#8216;Compare&#8217; button, you will open an original source with the highlighted text that has been detected as a match.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16937\" src=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-46.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-46.png 1406w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-46-183x300.png 183w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-46-625x1024.png 625w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-46-768x1257.png 768w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-46-938x1536.png 938w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-46-1251x2048.png 1251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">By clicking on the <strong>link<\/strong> under the source title, you will follow the link to the original source.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16935\" src=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-45.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-45.png 1371w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-45-174x300.png 174w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-45-595x1024.png 595w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-45-768x1323.png 768w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-45-892x1536.png 892w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-45-1189x2048.png 1189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The overall percentage of plagiarism is calculated based on the sections you select to include in the report. By default, it contains only similarities found in the body of the paper and excludes quotes and references<\/p>\n<h3>AI report<\/h3>\n<p>You can switch to an AI report by clicking &#8220;View report&#8221; near AI percentage in the top-left corner of a report. AI report highlights 2 types of confidence according to the threshold that distinct human-written text from AI-generated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highly likely AI \u2014 these sentences are far below the threshold and with very high confidence are AI-generated<\/li>\n<li>Likely AI \u2014 the sentences are slightly below the threshold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16939\" src=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2685\" height=\"1206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-47.png 2685w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-47-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-47-1024x460.png 1024w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-47-768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-47-1536x690.png 1536w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-47-2048x920.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2685px) 100vw, 2685px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The things you can do with a report:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>An Owner, Teacher, or user of an individual account\u00a0 can modify the report: Remove the checkmarks near the sources you wish to discard or apply a filter with the minimum similarity percentage to be counted and hit \u201cSave changes.\u201d The overall similarity percentage in the report will be automatically recalculated. The sources will remain visible in the report in case you decide to include them.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16941\" src=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-48.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2679\" height=\"1209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-48.png 2679w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-48-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-48-1024x462.png 1024w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-48-768x347.png 768w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-48-1536x693.png 1536w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-48-2048x924.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2679px) 100vw, 2679px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>As a Teacher, you can also add comments to the report. Just click and drag on the text you wish to comment on and click on the comment icon that will appear. This will open the comments menu. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16953\" src=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2685\" height=\"1206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-49.png 2685w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-49-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-49-1024x460.png 1024w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-49-768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-49-1536x690.png 1536w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-49-2048x920.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2685px) 100vw, 2685px\" \/>Alternatively, you can click on the comment icon in the top section of the report. This will allow you to leave feedback to the entire paper and see all comments that have already been added.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16955\" src=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-50.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2683\" height=\"1207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-50.png 2683w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-50-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-50-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-50-768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-50-1536x691.png 1536w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-50-2048x921.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2683px) 100vw, 2683px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Teacher or Owner can also initiate Fingerprint Authorship Verification in case there are doubts that the text was written by the person who submitted it.\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16957\" src=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-51.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2689\" height=\"1204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-51.png 2689w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-51-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-51-1024x458.png 1024w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-51-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-51-1536x688.png 1536w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-51-2048x917.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2689px) 100vw, 2689px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>All users can download a PDF report or\u00a0share a report with someone else. Click \u201cShare\u201d to enter an email and add a comment.:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16959\" src=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-52.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2689\" height=\"1204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-52.png 2689w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-52-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-52-1024x458.png 1024w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-52-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-52-1536x688.png 1536w, https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image-52-2048x917.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2689px) 100vw, 2689px\" \/>An e-mail with an attached PDF report and comments will be sent to the recipient.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n  \"@type\": \"Recipe\",\n  \"name\": \"How to interpret information in a similarity report\",\n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Person\",\n    \"name\": \"Plagiarism Checker\"\n  },\n  \"description\": \"Detailed description of information presented in a plagiarism report and how to correctly interpret it\",\n  \"image\": \"https:\/\/plagiarismcheck.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-19.01.07.png\",\n  \"recipeInstructions\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"HowToStep\",\n      \"name\": \"Step 1\",\n      \"text\": \"An Owner, Teacher, or user of an individual account\u00a0 can modify the report: Remove the checkmarks near the sources you wish to discard or apply a filter with the minimum similarity percentage to be counted and hit \u201cSave changes.\u201d The overall similarity percentage in the report will be automatically recalculated. 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