SimCheck (Plagiarism check)

Plagiarism check is available in Canvas assignments, Remindo and as a stand-alone web application.

SimCheck is the plagiarism check software used at UT (this is the same product as 'Turnitin Similarity'). The supplier of SimCheck is the company Turnitin.

You can request a personal account (see below) if you want to use SimCheck as a stand-alone web application. This is only allowed for UT employees. If you already have an account, you can access SimCheck at utwente.turnitin.com/.

  • SimCheck database

    SimCheck compares the uploaded document to text in documents from the following locations:

    • The public Internet
    • Scientific publications via Crossref (a platform facilitating the direct links to scientific publications by use of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)).
    • Publications from other sources
    • The UT database, which consists of documents that:
      • were submitted for Canvas or Blackboard assignments in which plagiarism detection was activated.
      • were submitted for Remindo tests in which plagiarism detection was activated.
      • were uploaded in the stand alone SimCheck or Ephorus application .
        Excluded from the search are documents that were only checked for plagiarism and have not been indexed in the database.
  • Requirements for file type and size
    • Supported file types included: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, OpenOffice (ODT), WordPerfect, and plain text. Zip files can be checked in the stand alone version of SimCheck, not in Canvas.
      Note: Images within the supported file types can’t be checked for plagiarism.
    • A file can be up to 100 MB (zipfiles 200 MB) and must contain at least 20 words of text
    • The maximum paper length permitted is 800 pages
    • Zip files can't contain more than 100 files

Manuals

Contact

If you have questions about using SimCheck in Canvas, please contact Canvas support. If you have any other questions or need help, please contact:

drs. E.M.A. Peters (Ellen)
drs. E.M.A. Peters (Ellen)
Business information manager Canvas / Turnitin (=SimCheck)

Request account

UT employees can request a personal account for the UT plagiarism detection application SimCheck by filling out this form.

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