2019 Volume 64 Issue 1 Pages 60-64
An Introduction to iThenticate, an online service for monitoring originality of documents, which was in operation at more than 120 institutes as of October 2018. Starting with a brief explanation for how to use the service, we then give you an update on the latest contents on our database with a particular attention to those in Japanese, which have been claimed to be small in number. We have included examples of circumstances in which universities, institutes and private companies launched iThenticate as a tool for accomplishing Research Integrity. We hope this article will act as a guideline for institutes that are considering introducing iThenticate.