New functionality of Turnitin Originality Report - "Document Information"

On February 12th 2021 a new tab will appear in the Turnitin Originality Report called Document Information, presenting high level reporting of a document’s metadata. Document metadata is often used as an indication of academic misconduct and is part of Monash's effort to strengthen academic integrity. The new information includes:

• Author Name and Last Modified by: This is the last user to open the file and make a change before submission. Assuming the student used one device the name here should be the same as the name shown in Author Name.

• Submission Timestamp

• Page Sizes: Page size can reveal the origin of a document. There are three types of results-  US Letter /A4 /Other

• Assignment: This is the assignment that the file was submitted to.

• Class: This is the class that the assignment has been created in.

• Software: This data reveals the software, along with the version, that was used to edit the file last. Software such as Kingsoft or WPS Office. While popular in Asia, it would be unusual for a student in an English language speaking country to use this software.

• Fonts: Subtle differences in font size and color can indicate the copy and pasting of content. 

• Language Spelling:  Many words have different spellings depending on the nationality of the author. For example, color (American spelling) vs. colour (British spelling). This section will show the distribution of American and British spelling in the file.

Additional resources and information

• Turnitin Originality Report Guide - Monash Library

• Interpret a similarity report - TEACH HQ