In this guide:
File upload requirements
- Your total upload size must not exceed 200MB
- Each file must be 100MB or less and must contain at least 20 words of text
- The maximum paper length permitted is 800 pages
- Zip files must not exceed 200MB or contain more than 100 files.
- When uploading ZIP files, only supported file types will be processed. Files such as images and other unsupported formats will not generate a Similarity Report.
Support file types
- Microsoft Word (DOC and DOCX)
- Excel (XLS and XLSX)
- PowerPoint (PPT and PPTX); each slide is counted as a page
- PostScript
- HTML
- HWP
- Rich Text Format (RTF)
- OpenOffice (ODT)
- WordPerfect
- Plain text (TXT)
When uploading files for submission via Turnitin Core API (TCA), ZIP files will not be accepted. To upload a ZIP file please use the website version of iThenticate using this guide.
Uploading a file for repository comparison
Upload to My Files to generate a new Similarity Report. To learn more about comparing a submission against up to five other submissions, see our Doc-to-doc comparison guide.
- Sign in to iThenticate and select the Launch button. If you have already launched iThenticate, navigate to My Files.
- Select the Upload button. Alternatively, select the down arrow on the Upload button and select Repository comparison.
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Drag and drop the file of your choice into the designated drag and drop space.
You can select multiple files from your device (use the shift key on Windows or Mac).
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If required, amend the file title and enter the author's first name and last name. Only the title field is mandatory.
If you've made a mistake, use the trash can icon to remove the file.
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Depending on your account settings, you can choose to add your submitted files to the repositories your account is subscribed to by checking the Index to your account's repository checkbox.
If you don't see this option at upload, that's because the account administrator has either selected to Index all submissions or Don't index any submissions. Speak to your account administrator for clarification on which setting they've chosen, or if you have administrator access to your account you can see what option is selected from the account settings page.
- Hit the Confirm button to start your upload.
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Monitor the progress of your upload in the upload progress box at the bottom of the sidebar.
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Once the upload is complete, select Open from the progress box or select the file from My Files to view the Similarity Report.
Your Similarity Report may take a few minutes to process after your upload is complete.