# Plagiarism Detection for Research Papers

> Plagiarism detection for researchers and students. Check your manuscripts against documents on the platform, open-access research databases, and the public web before submission. Reports the UGC 2018 level alongside the similarity score.

Source: https://www.alfredscholar.com/features/plagiarism-detection/

Plagiarism Detection

Beta

## Catch unintentional overlap *before* you submit.

Check your manuscripts against documents on the Alfred Scholar platform, open-access research databases, and the public web to find passages that are too similar. Identify unintentional paraphrasing overlaps and make sure your writing is original before submitting to a journal. Originality checking is currently in beta, and we are still refining it.

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How it works

### How plagiarism detection works

Alfred compares your manuscript against platform documents, open-access research, and the public web.

1. **Select a manuscript** Choose the manuscript you want to check from your workspace. Alfred extracts the text content for analysis.
2. **Compare against three sources** Alfred compares your manuscript against every document uploaded to the platform, open-access research databases, and the public web. Each report lists exactly which sources were checked.
3. **Review the report** Get a detailed report with an overall similarity score and specific matches showing which passages overlap with which documents.

Integrity, by design

### Designed for academic integrity

#### Three sources, one report

Alfred checks your manuscript against documents on the platform, open-access research databases, and the public web. Public matches carry a link so you can verify them; another researcher’s private document is shown by name only and never reproduced.

#### Similarity scoring

Each match includes a similarity score, so you can quickly identify which passages need the most attention. The overall report score gives you a quick read on where you stand.

#### Graded the way your institution grades it

Every report shows the UGC 2018 level alongside the percentage, calculated after quotes and the bibliography are excluded. Alfred flags runs of 8 shared words where the regulations allow ignoring 14, so the figure is deliberately conservative and the report says so.

#### Detailed match reports

See exactly which passages in your manuscript match other documents, with a similarity score for each match. Fix overlap before your journal's plagiarism checker flags it.

Pro includes one originality check per month. Lab includes 20 checks a month.

Where to next

### Part of your writing workflow

Go deeper

#### Manuscript Editor

Write with auto-save and guideline validation, then check before you submit.

Compare

#### Alfred Scholar vs SciSpace

A pre-submission originality check, inside the workspace you write in.

What it costs

#### Plans and pricing

Pro is ₹899 a month in India and $19 elsewhere. Lab seats five. Start with a trial either way.

### Check your paper before you submit.

Run an originality check across every document on the platform. Currently in beta.

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