TTUHSC iThenticate
TTUHSC Service Update
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Office of Research are happy to announce that we have upgraded to iThenticate v. 2.0. Version 1.0 shutdown on Sunday April 27, 2025. If you had a V.1.0 account that you had not accessed since 2023 you may need to request a new account. If you have used your V.1.0 account since 2023 you should have received an email from the new iThenticate instance with instructions on how to access their new 2.0 accounts.
Additionally, the new TTUHSC iThenticate weblink is:
https://ttuhsc-research.turnitin.com/home/
Thank you!
TTUHSC iThenticate Admins
What is iThenticate?
iThenticate is used worldwide by publishers and research organizations to ensure the originality of work before professional publication. The service allows researchers to easily upload and scan documents, manuscripts, research and other professional works into iThenticate which compares the work against 60 billion web pages and 105 million content items from leading academic publications. Each submission returns a "Similarity Report" identifying text in the submission that matches text appearing in published materials in iThenticate.
Each year, iThenticate checks 10 million documents, earning its reputation as the most trusted similarity checker by the world’s top researchers, publishers, and scholars. With such an esteemed reputation comes fair expectation for a version of iThenticate that oozes quality and substance. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to measure up to the high standards of our research community—by building a tool that is not just functional, but delivers on design and user experience.
iThenticate 2.0 Features
With a highly anticipated, user-friendly interface, iThenticate 2.0 promises to provide new capabilities that will further promote originality within high-stakes written work, backed by world-class data security measures.
In April 2023, Turnitin’s AI writing detection capabilities launched across many of our integrity solutions—a milestone in combating the improper use of AI writing tools, such as ChatGPT.
Our continuous drive for innovation to protect against emerging threats has empowered us to introduce a version of iThenticate that includes the latest and most advanced tools to support research integrity. We are pleased to include AI writing detection as part of the iThenticate 2.0 suite of features.
We are confident that the addition of AI writing detection in iThenticate 2.0 gives researchers, publishers, and scholars the tools they need to protect themselves from this emerging form of misconduct as they embark on their research and publication journey.
At Turnitin, we believe that user experience is more than just a concept, it's a tangible feeling. We've made a concerted effort to transform every iThenticate interaction into a positive and seamless journey.
iThenticate’s new look is consistent and deliberate to ensure that even its newest users can get off to the best start. We take great pride in sharing that iThenticate 2.0 meets accessibility standards, thus increasing inclusivity among our education community.Does iThenticate 2.0 support AI writing detection?
The Similarity Report is Turnitin’s longest-standing product and is most synonymous with our brand. Comprising a myriad of functionality, the Similarity Report allows the research community to zero in on the source of text matches, pinpoint discrepancies in an academic paper, such as replaced characters or hidden text, and generate an AI writing score. The Similarity Report helps to identify specific forms of research misconduct, including text recycling, salami slicing, and redundant (or duplicate) publication.
Constant refinement and updates to the Similarity Report has made iThenticate 2.0 a valuable tool for promoting research integrity—giving researchers, publishers, and scholars the reassurance that an academic paper has been thoroughly checked for potential misconduct.
As part of the iThenticate 2.0 experience, our enhanced Similarity Report provides the same features that our education community know and love, with even greater integrity features that further improve the standard of research integrity.
Exclusion capabilities in iThenticate are highly regarded, as researchers, publishers, and scholars seek to check only text submitted as original writing against the Turnitin database. By that, we mean discounting bibliographic content, quotes, citations, and small matches. But in having conducted intensive user research, we identified gaps in our exclusion capabilities that presented an opportunity as we looked to enhance our iThenticate offering.
How can iThenticate be used?
TTUHSC faculty and researchers might use iThenticate to submit:
- Student thesis and dissertations manuscripts.
- Graduate level course papers.
- Grant proposals. Many federal agencies, such as NSF and NIH, use iThenticate to scan proposals.
- Faculty and student manuscripts for journals and other professional writing. Many professional and scholarly journals use iThenticate to screen submissions for originality and self-plagiarism.
Additional Notes on TTUHSC iThenticate
Student User Accounts are temporary and can be deactivated anytime after 30 days when there is a shortage of accounts. Students can request that their accounts be reactivated by emailing iThenticate@ttuhsc.edu. Upon receipt of their request, they will be placed on a waiting list and their account will be reactivated when an account becomes available.