iThenticate Review Procedures
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This page has information that the student will need in order to navigate iThenticate and provide the necessary information to the advisor, defense committee, and the Graduate College.
In an effort to help graduate students from inadvertently including previously published work in their theses or dissertations without proper citation, paraphrasing, or quoting, the Graduate College requires students to screen their theses and dissertations using iThenticate prior to their defense.
The student is the sole author of their thesis or dissertation, and it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all information in their document is correctly cited and attributed and that proper copyright permissions have been obtained. The iThenticate screening process should be only one part of their effort towards this end. For example, iThenticate cannot detect images and figures taken from other sources or user error (e.g., inappropriate exclusions).
Screening a thesis or dissertation using iThenticate will not add your thesis/dissertation, or text, to the iThenticate database.
Inital Process
Initial Process
The iThenticate system must be accessed via SSO using your UIC netID and password. The URL for iThenticate access is https://go.uic.edu/ith.
Students are required to review their thesis/dissertation, make appropriate adjustments, and submit the appropriate information (as described on these pages).
Introduction to Screening Your Thesis or Dissertation
Introduction to Screening Your Thesis or Dissertation
The Introduction to Screening Your Thesis or Dissertation document is intended to provide the student with the rationale for the iThenticate review and to provide guidance on some common issues with citation and attribution.
iThenticate and Box Operation Manuals
iThenticate and Box Operation Manuals
The iThenticate Operation Manual and the Box Operation Manual will guide you through the process of preparing your thesis/dissertation for review and uploading your thesis/dissertation into iThenticate. They also provide information on how to run and save the reports, properly review the results, and make corrections (if necessary). In addition, there is information on setting up a Box account and providing access within Box.
Video Demonstrations for iThenticate and Box Operations
Preparing your Document to be Uploaded.
Video Demonstrations for the iThenticate and Box Operation Manuals - Part 2
Setting up your Account and Uploading Files.
Video Demonstrations for the iThenticate and Box Operation Manuals - Part 3
Processing your Document and Understanding your iThenticate Report
Video Demonstrations for the iThenticate and Box Operation Manuals - Part 4
Setting up and using Box with iThenticate
iThenticate Report Form
iThenticate Report Form
The iThenticate Report Form will be used to report the results of your iThenticate results to your committee and the Graduate College. By signing the Examination Report after a passing result, the defense committee is verifying they have reviewed the iThenticate Report Form and resolved any questions that may arise in a satisfactory manner. If there is a pass with conditions listed on the Examination Report, the person charged with verifying the conditions have been met will also verify that the changes have been properly reviewed with iThenticate. This form must be submitted to the Graduate College before your submission may be approved.