As such, it is important that all members of staff who assess students’ and doctoral candidates’ written work make use of plagiarism detection software. Documents handed in by students in Canvas (in assignments with plagiarism review) can be compared with sources on the internet, journals and previously submitted documents by UvA students with Turnitin Similarity plagiarism software.

When does plagiarism occur? 

There is no fixed similarity percentage from which you can say plagiarism or fraud occurs. It is possible that texts in the submitted work have been copied in a legitimate way (with proper acknowledgement of the source), thus showing a high percentage, without being plagiarised. Conversely, it is possible that only a small part of the text has been copied and that this does constitute plagiarism.

Therefore, you can change settings in the plagiarism report to include or exclude certain sources and/or parts of a submission.

In the Regulations Governing Fraud and Plagiarism for UvA Students you can find more information about the definition of and procedure for suspicions of fraud and plagiarism.

Instructions for using Turnitin Similarity

In the Canvas course for UvA Instructors, you can find instructions on how to create assignments with plagiarism control and how to view and interpret the plagiarism report.

Questions?

For further support, please contact the ICTO-team of your faculty or department.