What Are the Common Issues in Paper Plagiarism Check?

After completing the writing phase of a paper, the next step is the plagiarism check stage. How to choose a plagiarism detection tool and what to pay attention to during the check are details that supervisors may not guide us through one by one. The editor will list several common issues in graduation thesis plagiarism checks and propose solutions, sharing the following practical tips:

First, here are several common issues in paper plagiarism checks:

1. Do tables and images in the paper need to be checked for plagiarism?

2. Will a high number of citations affect the plagiarism rate?

3. Do plagiarism detection systems distinguish between majors? Are the requirements the same for different majors?

4. If I copy content from foreign language literature and translate it into the paper, will the plagiarism detection system identify it?

5. What should I do if keywords and subheadings are marked in red, but they involve proper nouns that cannot be modified and may affect the plagiarism check results?

Next, the editor will provide detailed answers to these questions. Please take notes with your pen and notebook.

1. Images are not included in the plagiarism check scope. Therefore, many senior students reduce the repetition rate by converting some text or structural descriptions into images, which could be a single image with text or a structural flowchart. As for tables, the text and data inside are calculated by ourselves, so there is no possibility of them being marked in red.

2. Although cited sections are not directly marked in red, they still count as indirect or direct references to others’ work and are included in the plagiarism rate. Too many citations are equivalent to plagiarism. Therefore, the editor recommends that students use more original statements and ideas, which can significantly reduce the plagiarism rate.

3. No distinction is made. Most plagiarism detection systems cover various categories of majors. Apart from the plagiarism detection systems designated by schools and those suitable for foreign languages, students do not need to distinguish between majors when conducting plagiarism checks.

4. Although translating foreign language literature and directly including it in the paper was a common trick used by many people in the past to reduce repetition, recently, systems like CNKI have begun to identify this form of “cheating.” They have a “cross-language detection result” feature that can identify fully translated and plagiarized foreign language literature. Therefore, students should not take chances and must avoid large-scale citations. Instead, summarize and rephrase the content when citing.

5. Although keywords and proper nouns may occasionally be marked in red, this is actually due to the system’s inability to accurately identify them. In such cases, students can consult their supervisors to see if the word needs to be changed or if the repetition rate in other parts of the paper can be reduced. Since keywords and proper nouns being marked in red are rare, students need not worry too much about this issue.

The editor recommends that students use more original statements instead of cited content when writing their papers, as this is the most effective way to help reduce the repetition rate.

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