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iThenticate User Guide (for FUN faculty only)
更新日:2022/07/27

Media Library is considering the introduction of an online check tool (iThenticate) as a means of proof that there is no plagiarism
and of deterring plagiarism.
We regard the 2022 academic year as a trial period to determine the appropriate introduction  for FUN. 
For research documents written by mainly FUN faculty and students, the Library will cover the cost when using iThenticate,
plagiarism detention tool, to check the plagiarism.
The trial period is from July 25, 2022 to March 31, 2023.
During this period, we will assess the needs of iThenticate and the availability of the tool.
Please take a look at the following and try iThenticate.


What is iThenticate?

iThenticate is a service that checks for possible plagiarism. It compares your research documents to the world’s top published works
for originality and citation omissions. 
iThenticate has the world's largest academic database that includes academic articles, scholarly publications, and websites.
It is available in 30 languages including Japanese and English. The database is updated daily.
For more information on iThenticate, please see below.
iThenticate(turnitin)


Who can use iThenticate

FUN faculty members only.
Research documents must be written by mainly FUN faculty or supervising students.


**Important: Payment of Fees (Payment of Reimbursement by Faculty)

(1) The fee is 100 USD per documents (with the normal length).
  • iThenticate accept only credit card payments via PayPal so you need pay the fee in advance and will be reimbursed later.
  • If you do not have a PayPal account, you will need to create one.
  • Please use your own credit card when you pay via PayPal.
(2) Please inform the library in advance of the date you use iThenticate and the number of documents you will check. 
  • The library will prepare documents related to the reimbursement.
  • Please submit your PayPal receipt or other documents showing the yen price to the library. We will process the payment.
  • Research documents written by students supervised by FUN faculty can also be checked, but in such cases, the procedure and payment must be completed by the student's academic advisor.
(3) If the library's budget is reached, even in the middle of the year, the trial will be cancelled. In such case, we will notify you in advance.
     After the trial, we can not use the library budget for the payment of reimbursement. (You will pay it from your research expenses. If you use 
    your own research expenses, please contact the Research Affairs Section of the Financial/Research Affairs Division.
)


How to use iThenticate

1  Create an account (for first time users)

(1) Access the following form, fill in the required information, and sign up.
(2) You will receive an e-mail with a temporary password.
(3) After signing in it, change the password.

2  Using iThenticate

(1) Access iThenticate and login
(2) Purchase a Package (purchase the necessary number of packages according to the number of articles and words)
  • Click "My Documents" and select the required number of packages.
  • Packages you can purchase are the Individual Package (for one documents: see 3 for details) or the 3 Credit Package (for three documents).
  • Please purchase only the quantity of packages you will check at that time.
(3) Make payment *For details, please refer to the above, **Important: Payment for fees.
(4) Upload your documents.
  • It will take a few minutes to complete the check.
  • You can upload the following files, Word, Excel, ppt, PDF, HTML, Text, PostScript, etc. TeX files cannot be uploaded so you need to convert to PDF file.
(5) After the check is complete, the similarity will be displayed. Click on the percentage to see the details.

3  How to count one documents in iThenticate
  • iThenticate regards as one documents if it contains less than 25,000 English words, and as two documents if it contains between 25,000 and 50,000 words.
  • If the number of Japanese words is approximately twice as many, up to approximately 50,000 characters, it will be counted as one document.

Notice
  • Please note that check fee paid by the Library’s budget is for the documents FUN’s faculty or supervising students are main authors.
  • iThenticate also checks Japanese-language documents.
  • Figures and tables cannot be checked.
  • The level of similarity considered plagiarism varies from publisher or the academy. Please check it yourself.
  • For more information about iThenticate, please see also the following
  • iThenticate FAQs(turnitin)
    Manual(English)
    Quick Start Guide(English)