This guide for administrators explains how to use the Paper Lookup tool to search for student submissions by PaperID or name, view basic submission details, access Similarity Reports, and manage individual papers.
In this guide:
- The paper lookup tool
- PaperID/Submission ID search
- How to find PaperID/Submission ID
- Searching by name
- Paper lookup results
The paper lookup tool
The paper lookup tool is only available for customers using iThenticate via a browser or via integration using our Turnitin Core API.
The paper lookup tool is used to view basic submission details for your users. To access the paper lookup tool, select Paper Lookup from the side menu.
To find a paper you will need to know the PaperID (or Submission ID) and/or user’s full name. Enter either of these into the search bar and select Search.
PaperID/Submission ID search
If you are searching with the PaperID or Submission ID, you must include “oid:” before the ID. You can search for more than one paper by separating the IDs with a comma (,).
Searching with the PaperID/Submission ID is available for users accessing iThenticate through their browser as well as those integrating with the Turnitin Core API.
How to find PaperID/Submission ID
In the new report
To find a PaperID (refered to as the 'Submission ID' in this version of the report), open the Similarity Report and select the information icon in the top right of the report.
The Submission ID will be displayed in a dropdown.
Alternatively, the URL of the report also contains the ID. It will begin “oid”.
Make a note of the SubmissionID for papers that you want to find quickly in the future.
In the classic report
To find a PaperID, open the Similarity Report and select the help icon at the top of the right-hand panel. From here select Submission Details.
The PaperID will be displayed in a module along with other submission details.
Alternatively, the URL of the report also contains the ID. It will begin “oid”.
Make a note of the PaperID for papers that you want to find quickly in the future.
Searching by name
You can search for a submission using the name associated with the document.
For submissions created in iThenticate 2.0, enter the first and last name of the author exactly as provided when the document was submitted. The Author Name may be different from the name of the user who submitted the document. For example, if a document was submitted on behalf of another person, searching by the submitter's name will not return the document when a different Author Name was provided.
If multiple names match your search, you can select the relevant user from the results.
If your account was migrated from iThenticate v1, the name you need to search for depends on when the document was submitted:
- Submissions migrated from iThenticate v1: Search using the original account owner's name, even if a different Author Name was entered.
- Submissions created in iThenticate 2.0: If an Author Name was provided, search using that name instead of the account owner's name.
If you cannot find a submission by name, try searching using its Paper ID or Submission ID.
Searching by name is not available for customers integrating with the Turnitin Core API.
Paper lookup results
The following results are shown once a paper has been found:
- The paper title (the Paper ID is included underneath the title.)
- The name of the individual who submitted the paper
- The paper’s similarity score
- The folder in which the paper is located
- The date the submission was added
Select the title of the paper to open the Similarity Report.
To download the paper, select the download button to the right of the results.
To delete the paper, select the trash can icon to the far right of the column.
Deleting the paper from paper lookup results will not move the file to the trash where it can be retrieved later. This action will permanently delete the paper from Turnitin.
To return to the search, select Reset search results.