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A student in a university writing centre hallway compares two printed pages on a wall rail while holding source cards and a pencil.

Explainersglossary7 min read

Exact Match vs Near Match: How to Read the Difference

Understand exact and near text matches, how similarity tools find them, and how to review flagged passages in your own writing.

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Explainerssimilarity reports7 min read

Why a Reference List Can Appear in Similarity Matches

Why bibliography entries appear in similarity reports, what affects the percentage, and how to separate metadata matches from prose.

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Generaloriginal writing6 min read

How to Keep Research Notes From Becoming Copied Text in Your Final Draft

A practical note-taking structure separates quotations, summaries and observations before source language reaches your draft.

Several people sort printed draft pages and source papers around a library table.

Explainersdraft review8 min read

A Pre-Submission Checklist for Collaborative Writing

Use a shared final-pass record to check citations, pasted text, duplicate passages, versions and contributor edits before submission.

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Generaloriginal writing7 min read

How to Cite a Paraphrase Without Copying the Original Wording

A practical method for reading, note-taking, drafting, and checking paraphrases so borrowed ideas are credited clearly.

Cut-paper collage of two large quotation marks over a page, with a paper bar chart rising beside them.

Generalsimilarity checking7 min read

Why Quotations Inflate Your Similarity Score

Quoted text can raise a similarity score for valid reasons. Learn how to inspect matches, check citations, and assess each result in context.