Ithenticate
Encyclopedia
iThenticate is a plagiarism
detection service for the corporate market, from iParadigms, LLC, which also runs the websites Turnitin
and Plagiarism.org. The service was launched in 2004, as result of market demand. The service, headquartered in Oakland, California
, is marketed to "publishers, news agencies, corporations, law firms, and government agencies." As of 2007, its clients included the World Health Organization
, the United Nations
, and the World Bank
.
While iThenticate is best known as a plagiarism detection service, collaborative efforts with the user base have created a number of new use cases. The most prominent aside from plagiarism detection include intellectual property protection and document-versus-document(s) analysis. iThenticate also allows for integration with content management systems (CMSs) and manuscript tracking systems (MTSs).
CrossCheck Powered by iThenticate is a re-branded version of the iThenticate service developed in partnership with CrossRef, a community of the world's most notable scientific, technical and medical publishers. CrossCheck received the Association for Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Award for Publishing Innovation in 2008.
Following a 2004 high-profile case in the Hartford Courant, the newspaper subscribed to iThenticate. The company then extended invitations to other newspapers, but stated that it would maintain the confidentiality of these subscribers.
The company made headlines on July 2, 2006, when the New York Post
reported that iThenticate software had found several passages of plagiarism in Ann Coulter
's book, Godless. Both Coulter's syndicator and her publisher rejected these claims, describing them as irresponsible and stating that minimal text matching of common subjects does not equal plagiarism.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as the "wrongful appropriation," "close imitation," or "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work, but the notion remains problematic with nebulous...
detection service for the corporate market, from iParadigms, LLC, which also runs the websites Turnitin
Turnitin
Turnitin is an Internet-based plagiarism-detection service created by iParadigms, LLC. Typically, universities and high schools buy licenses to submit essays to the Turnitin website, which checks the documents for originality...
and Plagiarism.org. The service was launched in 2004, as result of market demand. The service, headquartered in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, is marketed to "publishers, news agencies, corporations, law firms, and government agencies." As of 2007, its clients included the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
, the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, and the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
.
While iThenticate is best known as a plagiarism detection service, collaborative efforts with the user base have created a number of new use cases. The most prominent aside from plagiarism detection include intellectual property protection and document-versus-document(s) analysis. iThenticate also allows for integration with content management systems (CMSs) and manuscript tracking systems (MTSs).
CrossCheck Powered by iThenticate is a re-branded version of the iThenticate service developed in partnership with CrossRef, a community of the world's most notable scientific, technical and medical publishers. CrossCheck received the Association for Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Association for Learned and Professional Society Publishers
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers is an international trade association of non-profit publishers created in 1972 It is the largest association of scholarly and professional publishers in the world, claiming "more than 360 members in 36 countries". It was granted in...
Award for Publishing Innovation in 2008.
Following a 2004 high-profile case in the Hartford Courant, the newspaper subscribed to iThenticate. The company then extended invitations to other newspapers, but stated that it would maintain the confidentiality of these subscribers.
The company made headlines on July 2, 2006, when the New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
reported that iThenticate software had found several passages of plagiarism in Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
Ann Hart Coulter is an American lawyer, conservative social and political commentator, author, and syndicated columnist. She frequently appears on television, radio, and as a speaker at public events and private events...
's book, Godless. Both Coulter's syndicator and her publisher rejected these claims, describing them as irresponsible and stating that minimal text matching of common subjects does not equal plagiarism.