

In the list of submissions, the indicators under "Turnitin Similarity" show the percentage of the paper that Turnitin matched in its database.

Name of a Submission folder to view the files submitted to it. Usually it only takes a few minutes, but sometimes it can take up to 24 hours. Originality reports can take time to generate after a file has been submitted to Turnitin. Note: To provide students with access to the originality scores, select Allow learners to see Turnitin similarity scores in their submission folder while customizing originality checking settings for the Submission folder.
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The report will highlight match text and provide a link to the original source. Always look at the full originality report to verify plagiarism. Turnitin provides an overall originality score, which counts all matched text in a document, even if it is properly cited. Turnitin works for the following document types: MS Word, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, and plain text. D2L refers to plagiarism detection as "originality checking." If this option is selected within a Submission folder, D2L will check all submitted files for matches in Turnitin's database of Internet sources, academic journals and publications, and student papers.
