Check for Plagiarism Before You Submit
You can check for plagiarism before submission. Our service is powered by PlagAware, which searches public sources (about 70 billion texts, per PlagAware), so you can fix problems before the stakes are high. PDF report in about 15 minutes · From $0.29/page.
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Catch Missing Citations Before Submission
Missing citations and overly close paraphrases can raise academic integrity concerns, even when they are unintentional.
Protect Your Academic Record
An academic misconduct finding can result in a grade of zero, course failure, suspension, or permanent expulsion. A pre-submission check costs a fraction of what remedial tutoring or a retake year would cost.
Catch Accidental Omissions
During intensive research, it is easy to forget to add a citation or to paraphrase too closely. Our check shows public-source matches for your review before the examiner sees the paper.
Understand Your Similarity Score
Know your plagiarism percentage before your professor does. If the score is higher than expected, you have time to add missing citations, rephrase passages, and resubmit a clean version.
How to Check for Plagiarism in 3 Steps
Our online check is simple and fast, and no technical knowledge is required.
Upload Your Paper
To check for plagiarism, upload your document on our order page as PDF, DOCX, DOC, or TXT (up to 50 MB). Enter your email address so we can send the completed report directly to your inbox.
We Check Public Sources
PlagAware compares your document with publicly available sources, such as web pages and open-access publications (about 70 billion texts, per PlagAware). It has no access to paywalled or subscription journals, so treat the report as a pre-check.
Receive & Review Your Report
Your PDF report arrives in about 15 minutes. Matching passages are highlighted, each color is tied to one source, and every match is linked to that source. Review each finding and fix any issues before your official submission.
What Similarity Percentage Is Acceptable?
After you check for plagiarism, the report shows a similarity percentage, which is the proportion of your text that matched external sources. This number alone does not define whether you have plagiarized. Context matters enormously.
A higher score can include properly cited quotations, while a low score can still contain unattributed material. Review the matches and your assignment rules, not just the overall number.
- Quotations: Check quotation marks and source citations
- Paraphrases: Cite the source and use your own wording
- References: Check whether bibliography entries contribute to the score
- Assignment rules: Confirm requirements with your supervisor
To interpret your report, see our plagiarism percentage guide.
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Standard plagiarism check against public sources (about 70 billion texts, per PlagAware).
- Public sources, ~70B texts (per PlagAware)
- Report in about 15 minutes
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Frequently Asked Questions
Checking before submission lets you identify and correct any unintentional plagiarism, such as missing citations or paraphrased passages without attribution, before your university sees them. Academic misconduct charges can result in grade penalties, course failure, or even expulsion. A pre-submission check gives you the chance to fix problems while you still can.
There is no universally acceptable similarity percentage. Follow your institution's policy and review each match for accurate attribution. Properly cited quotations can still contribute to the score. For more detail, see our plagiarism percentage guide.
Upload your document at our order page, select your scan type, and complete the secure checkout. In about 15 minutes you receive a detailed PDF report with the matching passages highlighted and linked to their sources. No registration, no subscription, just a one-time payment per document.
Yes. Our service handles short essays and full PhD dissertations, up to 50 MB and 999 standard pages. The price is calculated per page, so you only pay for what you upload. Keep in mind that the scan searches public sources and has no access to paywalled or subscription journals. See our dedicated pages for thesis plagiarism checks and dissertation plagiarism checks for more detail.
Plagiarism checking compares your text against existing sources to find copied or paraphrased content. AI content detection measures AI-typical wording patterns, not the probability that AI wrote the text. It can make errors and is not proof of authorship. Both checks address different risks. Our Combo Check covers both for $0.39/page, saving 33% versus buying separately.
Our guide to checking an essay for plagiarism explains what to prepare, which matches to review and what a clean result cannot prove.
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