We present the new design and functionality that will enhance your experience even further.

 

General Layout

 

Unicheck report has two main display sections: Document Viewer and Side Panel.

Document Viewer displays the submitted document. You can easily find the highlighted parts of the text that have been matched to their corresponding sources or identified as citations/references. Text segments are highlighted in different colors depending on the type of match.

Side Panel displays the similarity score, the list of matched sources, and the list of identified citations/references. You can filter sources by category (Internet or Library) and examine any particular source in more detail (e.g., find where exactly in the submitted text it is cited or check the source online).

Other main elements of the Unicheck report are:

• Minimap (displays the page-by-page similarity score for Matches, Quotes, and References)
• File name
• User name (e.g., student's name)
• Date and time the assignment was checked
• Comments and Settings buttons at the top of the report
• Word and page count
• Plain Text View, Paper Details, and Zoom In / Zoom Out buttons at the bottom of the report

Interpreting Similarity Results

Complete Unicheck report is generated within few minutes. The document or text is compared with Internet sources and students’ papers from the same institution.

 Unicheck report uses different colors to display the similarity score indicator
(each color is attributed to one particular similarity score range):

0%	1-24%	25-49%	50-74%	75-100%

 

Unicheck report uses the following colors to highlight matches in the text:

	Similarities
	Selected similarity
	Citations
	Selected citation
	References
	Selected reference
	Character replacement (possible attempt to conceal plagiarism)

The highlighted parts of the text in the Document Viewer show matches with sources from the Internet or sources from the Unicheck Institutional Library (other stored assignments). Matches identified as citations and references are also highlighted (APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard).

You can click on the highlighted segments to see the corresponding matched sources (alternatively, when you click on sources from the list, the corresponding text segments are highlighted).

Side Panel

Side Panel provides a detailed breakdown of the search results:

• You can switch between tabs to see the results separately for each category: Matches, Quotes, and Exclusions.
• When you click on the listed sources or citations/references, the corresponding text segments are highlighted.
• Related sources are organized into groups according to the following principle:

1. The source with the highest similarity score is identified — Source A.
2. All “smaller” sources with matches which are fully contained within Source A go to Group A.
3. Then the second “largest” source (not from Group A) is identified — Source B.
4. All “smaller” sources with matches which are fully contained within Source B go to Group B, and so on until all sources are grouped according to the described principle and there are no spare sources left.

 

MATCHES tab

This view displays the total similarity score and the list of matched sources organized into groups.

Total similarity score (TSS) is calculated by the following formula:

References word count will equal zero if references exclusion setting is off.

 

Within the MATCHES tab, you can switch between three views (lists) of matched sources: All Sources, Internet Sources, and Library Sources (i.e., stored assignments submitted by other students and/or assignments that were directly uploaded to the Unicheck account by administrator or educator).

When you click on a source or a group of sources, the Exclude button allows you to exclude the individual source or the group from the list (the corresponding sources will appear under the EXCLUSIONS tab, and their similarity scores will not add to the total similarity score).

By clicking View Source, you can view any Internet source online with matches highlighted.

 

 QUOTES tab

This view displays the similarity score for quotes (in-text citations) as well as the list of detected quotes and references.

Quotes similarity score (QSS) is calculated by the following formula:

References word count will equal zero if references exclusion setting is off.

Quotes List: This view displays the list and the total number of detected quotes. When you click on quotes from this list, the Omit Quote button allows you to exclude them from the list (the corresponding quotes will appear under Omitted Quotes subheading, and their similarity scores will add to the total similarity score). You can always include them back in the list of matched quotes by clicking an omitted quote and then clicking Add Quote (similarity scores of such quotes will not add to the total similarity score). 

References List: This view displays the list and the total number of detected references.

 

EXCLUSIONS tab

 

This view displays the similarity score for excluded matched sources and the list of such sources organized into groups.

Exclusions similarity score (ESS) is calculated by the following formula:

References word count will equal zero if references exclusion setting is off.

 

Within the EXCLUSIONS tab, you can switch between three views (lists) of excluded matched sources: All Sources, Internet Sources, and Library Sources (i.e., stored assignments submitted by other students and/or assignments that were directly uploaded to the Unicheck account by administrator or educator).

When you click on a source or a group of sources, the Include button allows you to add the individual source or the group to the list of  matched sources (the corresponding sources will appear under the MATCHES tab, and their similarity scores will add to the total similarity score). By clicking View Source, you can view any Internet source online with matches highlighted. 

Sources excluded based on the exclusion filter settings are tagged as Auto Excluded.

Note: When Unicheck detects malicious or explicit content, you will receive additional warning messages before being redirected to such Internet sources.

 

Settings Menu

The drop-down Settings Menu offers a number of options. From this menu you can configure exclusion options, download a report or original document, access online user guides, or contact the Unicheck Team. 

  

In the Settings Menu you can change the following default settings:

• Exclusion Options

Exclude Quotes / Exclude References: If this option is active, Unicheck will search and highlight in-text citations and/or references (APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard). 

Excluding quotes means excluding their combined similarity score from the total similarity score.

Excluding references means excluding their combined word count from the total paper word count.

Exclude Sources Less Than: This option allows to automatically exclude matched sources based on the set parameters. For large texts like theses or dissertations, it is recommended to set the “%” value to “0” in order not to omit relevant matches. The minimum value for “Words” is “8” (set a higher value to omit sources with longer matches). Excluded sources will not add to similarity score.

• Download 

Download Original File: Download the originally submitted document.

Download PDF Report. Click this option to generate the Unicheck report as a PDF file and then click the Download Report button to download the file.

• View

Plain Text View ON/OFF: In this view mode, the text is displayed without pictures and formatting while matches and citations/references remain highlighted.

Hide Minimap: Click to hide Minimap, which displays the page-by-page similarity score for Matches, Quotes, and References.

Hide Panel: Click to hide Side Panel.

Zoom In / Zoom Out: Click to change the scale of your document in the Document Viewer.

• Change Language

Choose your preferred interface language.

• Tutorials

Click to visit the Unicheck Support website.

• Help

Click to contact the Unicheck Team.

 

Tools

Unicheck offers a number of handy tools to analyze the report and provide feedback to students.

• Comments

The Comments button is located near the Settings Menu at the top of the Side Panel. After clicking Comments, you can highlight an area of the document (text and/or pictures) or click in any place in the document to leave a comment.

All your comments will appear on the Side Panel and can be edited or deleted.

Click Close Comments to hide comments.

• Minimap

This panel displays the page-by-page similarity score for Matches, Quotes, and References. You can see this information for any page by pointing the mouse at the corresponding horizontal bar.

 

• Paper Details

Click Paper Details at the bottom of the Document Viewer to get paper info displayed on the Side Panel.

Note: Paper Details button displays information about the document which has been checked and is currently displayed in the Document Viewer. When you click on a matched source from the Library list and then click Details, you will see the paper details for the matched source.

Paper Details include the following information:

• Paper title (i.e., file name)
• Similarity score
• Word count
• Character count
• Page count
• Paper ID
• File size
• File format
• User name
• User email
• User ID
• Assignment ID
• Assignment name
• Course
• Checked date
• Date submitted 

Items displayed in the Paper Details section may vary depending on your LMS.

Click Hide Paper Details to close this view.

Note: User name, User email and User ID fields display information associated with the account that was used to upload the document to Unicheck (administrator, instructor or student).   

• Plain Text View

This option allows you to see the text without pictures and formatting while matches and citations/references remain highlighted.

Click Normal View to return to the standard view mode.

• Zoom In Document / Zoom Out Document

 Click “+” or “–” to change the scale of your document in the Document Viewer.