About SimCheck plagiarism detection

Last updated: September 26, 2023

SimCheck is a web-based system that allows student papers to be submitted and checked for plagiarism. The system compares student papers with sources available on the Internet, select commercial article databases, and papers submitted at the UW.

SimCheck is available through Canvas for instructors to set up plagiarism review on a per-assignment basis, and for students to submit assignments for review. Instructors planning to use SimCheck should inform students and explain how SimCheck works before requiring its use on a particular assignment.

SimCheck is not available outside of Canvas. SimCheck is intended to evaluate student assignments only, not pre-publication journal articles.

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