Plagiarism Detection

Alfred Scholar's plagiarism detection checks your manuscript for unintentional similarity against all documents uploaded to the platform. Your manuscript is compared against every paper in the system, not just your own uploads. Run a check before submitting to ensure originality and avoid academic integrity issues.

Note: Plagiarism Detection is currently in Beta. The feature is functional but may be refined over time.

#Running a plagiarism check

Plagiarism checks are available for manuscripts in Final status:

1. Open your manuscript in the editor.
2. Set the manuscript status to Final if it is still in draft.
3. Click the Plagiarism Check button in the sidebar panel.
4. Alfred Scholar analyzes your manuscript and generates a report.

Note: Running a plagiarism check costs credits. See Credits & Usage for details.

#Understanding the report

After the check completes, you see a plagiarism report with:

#Overall similarity score

A percentage indicating how much of your text matches other sources. The score is displayed as a colored ring:

• Green (0-20%) - Low similarity. Your text is largely original.
• Yellow (20-50%) - Moderate similarity. Review the matched passages.
• Red (50%+) - High similarity. Significant portions match other sources.

#Matched passages

The report lists each passage in your text that matches another source:

• Matching source - The document that contains similar text, with a link to view it.
• Similarity percentage - How closely the passages match.

Click on a match to see more details.

#Report statuses

#Viewing past reports

All plagiarism reports are saved and accessible from the Plagiarism Check page in the sidebar:

1. Go to Plagiarism Check in the sidebar.
2. Browse your previous reports.
3. Click on a report to view its details and matched sources.

You can search reports by manuscript title.

#Important limitations

• Text-based - The check analyzes text content only, not images, tables, or equations.
• Beta feature - The accuracy and scope of detection may improve over time.

#Best practices

• Run checks before submission - Always check your final manuscript before submitting to a journal.
• Review all flagged passages - Not every match is plagiarism. Direct quotes (with proper citation), common phrases, and standard methodology descriptions may trigger false positives.
• Check after revisions - If you make significant changes based on peer review feedback, run the plagiarism check again on the revised version.

#Next steps

• Manage your credits to ensure you have sufficient balance for plagiarism checks.
• Review your manuscript with colleagues before the final check.