library@yonsei.ac.kr Q. Turnitin account issues (Forgot password, login issues etc) Turnitin Korea Support: koreasales@turnitin.com Q. How to use Turnitin functions This training guide! Or contact the library: library@yonsei.ac.kr

1. Turnitin Korea
Prevent Plagiarism, Better Writing
1
-Turnitin user training session
for Yonsei University students -
Library Training Session
on
Turnitin

2. Turnitin
No.1 Plagiarism Prevention Solution by providing Originality index,
matched parts & sources (140 countries, 16,000 institutions)

3. The largest comparison DB in the world
& relevant content
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and dissertations
journal articles,
including Crossref content
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4. https://www.turnitin.com/about/conten

5. 1. Check before you begin
2. Creating a Turnitin student account & Logging in
3. How to Use Turnitin Self-checking (uploading your paper)
4. How to interpret Turnitin’s Originality Reports
5. Automated English Grammar Check powered by ETS E-rater
6. Q&A
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Check before you begin
1. Acceptable browser types
Use a Chrome Browser rather than Internet Explorer (IE) even though Turnitin works on all browser
types including chrome, IE, Safari, Firefox
• Download chrome browser URL :
https://www.google.co.kr/chrome/browser/desktop/
2. Acceptable file types
Any file types are acceptable including MS Word(.doc/.docx), PDF, Text file (.txt), Google docs,
PPT files (.ppt/.pptx), Excel(.xls, .xlsx), Hangul(.hwp), etc. (Except that HWP files (Hangul file)
can lead to an error due to a compatibility issue. Please convert the file to MS-Word or PDF,
which is a quick fix for a Turnitin upload error for hwp file )
- Only files with texts can be read, not the scanned image files or pdfs with watermarks added.

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https://library.yonsei.ac.kr/local/html/turnitin
https://library.yonsei.ac.kr/bbs/content/30_51085

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Creating a Turnitin student account & Logging in

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Creating a Turnitin student account & Logging in

10. Do you get a message that your email is already in use?
●It is highly likely that your account has been automatically created when your
professor gives you a Turnitin assignment on LearnUs, which is Yonsei University’s
LMS.
● In this case, please try to reset the password:

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How to use Turnitin Self-checking (uploading a paper)
1. Login on www.turnitin.com
2. Click on the school name that’s in blue.
'Yonsei University’

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How to use Turnitin Self-checking (uploading a paper)
3. With each ‘submit’ button, you can check your paper 4 consecutive times (One time by
clicking ‘submit’ button and ‘resubmit’ button for the next try). After checking your paper 4
times with the same button, move on to the next button check your paper.
● Use “No repository” option - your file won’t be saved in our databases

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How to use Turnitin Self-checking (uploading a paper)
4. By clicking the blue ‘submit’ button, you’ll be directed to a page to
upload your paper. Fill in your first name, last name, and submission
title, select your file after clicking “choose from your computer” and
click “upload”. Click “confirm” after reviewing submission summary.
* Each file should be not bigger than 40MB (400p) for optimal result processing.
Please adjust the size by deleting image files.)
5. Click ‘Return to assignment box’ button
or Turnitin logo on the left top.

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How to understand Turnitin’s originality reports
1. Your originality results will be ready in 5 minutes. Refresh the page or click F5.
2. Click the first button in the red section to see the match overview.
Once you see the colored box and the percentage under Similarity, your results are
ready. Please click the colored box or the Similarity index (number) to access the result
page.

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4)
1) Originality Index: The number you see (ex. 28) is the Originality index and not plagiarism.
Upon clicking this number, you can also see the match overview. When clicking each matched
source, you’ll be directed to the matched parts in context in the paper.
2) All sources: This button shows you all the marched sources in details. (Open access
source - when you click the book icon, you an see the full text)
3) Filter: You can exclude direct quotes (Parts in double quotation marks),
bibliography (parts under “references”) from your originality results
4) Download: downloading the pdf of the results (click [current view])
Upon clicking the 1) button (Originality index button), you can see the match overview
of matched sources. If you need to download the results and hand in the pdf copy of
this to the school or the office, please click 5) button.

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1) Originality Index: The number you see (ex. 23) is the Originality index and not plagiarism.
Upon clicking this number, you can see the match overview. When clicking each matched
source, you’ll be directed to the matched parts in context in the paper.

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2) All sources: This button shows you all the marched sources in details. (Open access
source - when you click the book icon, you an see the full text)

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2) All sources: This button shows you all the marched sources in details. (Open access
source - when you click the book icon, you an see the full text)

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For your information only
Could exclude ‘direct quotes’ or ‘references’ section.
- Direct quotes in “double quotation marks” can be excluded
- The template under the header “References can be excluded
- Check the box next to each item and click ‘apply changes’
button. After reviewing, click the box once again to uncheck it
and click apply changes to undo it.
3) Filter: You can exclude direct quotes (Parts in double quotation marks), bibliography (parts under “references”) from your originality
results

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1. Click the percentage button (Originality)
2. Click the download icon
3. Download both ‘current view’ to download pdf
4. Print it and submit them to the administrative office or your thesis advisors
● The front page (title, your name, upload time, file size)/ Result page in the back
(Originality %, source info, filtering options)
current view
Digital receipt
Originality Report(current view)

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Automated English Grammar Check powered by ETS
E-rater
Notice: Automated grammar check e-rater
works when the submitted file is written in
English ONLY. It works properly when the
submitted paper contains less than 64,000
characters.
1. Click the black button to make sure
e-rater button is activated. If not,
please activate the engine by checking
the box.
2. Click ETS button (purple layer) to see
the grammar check results. (5 categories
of feedback on your English grammar.
3. Depending on the language settings, feedback and
explanations are available in different languages. This
grammar check function is good for student self-
correction.

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Thank you!
02-6465-0280
koreasales@turnitin.com

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Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Paper deletion request Or enquiry?
Admin: turnitin@yonsei.ac.kr
Content: Department, Student ID, Name,
Turnitin ID (email address)
Submission ID, Which submit button, Submit
date & time