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Export the complete draft and keep an unchanged copy for comparison.
Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral work
Check the thesis while there is still time to fix the sources.
A useful pre-submission check is a review process, not a race toward zero matches. Plan enough time to open sources and repair citations carefully.
A sensible timeline
Do not make the report your final deadline
Run the scan
Use the source-matching report to identify passages worth opening.
Repair sources
Correct quotations, paraphrases and reference entries together.
Proof the edits
Check that revisions did not damage meaning, grammar or formatting.
Prioritise risk
Review the strongest findings first
Start with long, distinctive overlaps and uncited close paraphrases in the main argument. Bibliography entries and standard declarations may be less urgent, but still need classification.
For each match, record
- the report page and thesis section;
- the identified source and passage;
- whether the source was already cited;
- the action taken: retain, quote, paraphrase or remove;
- the final citation and reference entry.
Edge cases
Parts of a thesis that need separate judgement
Methods
Standard wording may repeat across a field, but copied descriptions of a procedure still need quotation or genuine paraphrase and attribution.
Prior publications
Reusing a paper, proposal or earlier thesis chapter may require disclosure, permission or a specific citation under institutional rules.
Collaborative material
Clearly identify jointly developed instruments, code, datasets and analysis. Authorship rules may differ from ordinary citation rules.
Review the source matches before submission.
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