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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/IThenticate > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/IThenticate.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IThenticate > Source revision: 1313920007 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Plagiarism detection service}} {{refimprove|date=April 2010}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox website | name = iThenticate | logo = | company_type = | location = | country = | founded = | area_served = | industry = | url = {{URL|ithenticate.com}} | website_type = Online [SaaS](/source/Software_as_a_service) editor | commercial = Yes | content_licence = Proprietary | parent = | registration = Yes | users = }} '''iThenticate''' is a [plagiarism detection](/source/plagiarism_detection) service for the corporate market, from [Turnitin](/source/Turnitin), LLC, which also runs Plagiarism.org. ==History== The service was launched in 2004 and is headquartered in [Oakland, California](/source/Oakland%2C_California). It is marketed to "publishers, news agencies, corporations, law firms, and government agencies".{{cite web|url=http://www.emeraldinsight.com/about/news/archive.htm?id=31|title=Emerald partners with anti-plagiarism database in publishing industry first!|publisher=[Emerald Group Publishing](/source/Emerald_Group_Publishing)|access-date=2010-11-15}} As of 2007, its clients included the [World Health Organization](/source/World_Health_Organization), the [United Nations](/source/United_Nations), and the [World Bank](/source/World_Bank).{{cite web|title=Looking Over Turnitin's Shoulder |url=http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2007/tc20070313_733103_page_2.htm |publisher=[BusinessWeek](/source/BusinessWeek) |date=2007-03-13 |access-date=2010-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311035307/http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2007/tc20070313_733103_page_2.htm |archive-date=2011-03-11 }} While iThenticate is best known as a plagiarism detection service, collaborative efforts with the user base have created a number of new use cases. The most prominent aside from plagiarism detection include intellectual property protection and document-versus-document(s) analysis. iThenticate also allows for integration with content management systems (CMSs) and manuscript tracking systems (MTSs).{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} CrossCheck Powered by iThenticate is a re-branded version of the iThenticate service developed in partnership with [CrossRef](/source/CrossRef), a community of notable scientific, technical, and medical publishers. CrossCheck received the [Association for Learned and Professional Society Publishers](/source/Association_for_Learned_and_Professional_Society_Publishers) Award for Publishing Innovation in 2008.{{cite web|title=ALPSP Awards 2008 - Winners|url=http://www.alpsp.org/ngen_public/article.asp?aid=19852|access-date=2011-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921162951/http://www.alpsp.org/ngen_public/article.asp?aid=19852|archive-date=2011-09-21}} Following a 2004 high-profile case in the'' [Hartford Courant](/source/Hartford_Courant)'', the newspaper subscribed to iThenticate.{{cite web|title=Plagiarism Detection Tools|url=http://www.ajr.org/article.asp?id=3671|year=2004|publisher=[American Journalism Review](/source/American_Journalism_Review)|access-date=2010-11-15|archive-date=2010-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028163416/http://ajr.org/article.asp?id=3671}} The company then extended invitations to other newspapers, but stated that it would maintain the confidentiality of these subscribers. The company made headlines on July 2, 2006, when the ''[New York Post](/source/New_York_Post)'' reported that iThenticate software had found several passages of plagiarism in [Ann Coulter](/source/Ann_Coulter)'s book, ''Godless''.{{cite news |first=Philip |last=Recchia |date=July 2, 2006 |title=Copycatty Coulter Pilfers Prose: Pro |url=http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/copycatty_coulter_pilfers_prose__pro_nationalnews_philip_recchia.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060705122230/http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/copycatty_coulter_pilfers_prose__pro_nationalnews_philip_recchia.htm |archive-date=July 5, 2006 |work=[New York Post](/source/New_York_Post)}} Both Coulter's syndicator and her publisher rejected these claims, describing them as irresponsible and stating that minimal text matching of common subjects does not equal plagiarism.{{cite web|title=Ann Coulter's Syndicate Absolves Pundit of Plagiarism Charge |work=Book Standard |date=July 10, 2006 |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-miscellaneous/4404288-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716072032/http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-miscellaneous/4404288-1.html |archive-date=July 16, 2010 }} A 2023 study compared the performance of four plagiarism detection services on ChatGPT-generated articles. iThenticate performed better than Small SEO Tools, but not as well as Grammarly.{{cite journal |last=Anil |first=Abhishek |last2=Saravanan |first2=Aswini |last3=Singh |first3=Surjit |date=2023 |title=Are paid tools worth the cost? A prospective cross-over study to find the right tool for plagiarism detection |url=https://www.cell.com/article/S2405844023064022/pdf |journal=Heliyon |volume=9 |issue=9 |article-number=e19194 |doi=10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19194 |pmc=10558310 |pmid=37809482 |access-date=2025-05-22 |doi-access=free |last17=Khatib |first17=Mahalaqua Nazli |last18=Barboza |first18=Joshuan J. |last19=Sah |first19=Ranjit}} ==See also== * [Turnitin](/source/Turnitin) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.ithenticate.com}} {{lowercase title}} Category:Plagiarism detectors Category:Internet properties established in 2004 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [IThenticate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IThenticate) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IThenticate?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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