*ESIL University

Graduate Guide to the Plagiarism Check Procedure Using the antiplagiat.ru Online System

Plagiarism — using another person's text in whole or in part without proper attribution — is a serious ethical offense entailing academic and disciplinary measures in accordance with the institution's procedures. Checking is mandatory for EsU students' master's theses (projects) and diploma works (projects): it is carried out without exception by a commission using an online anti-plagiarism system. antiplagiat.ru.

60%Similarity coefficient No. 1 — Bachelor's degree (no more than)

8%Similarity coefficient No. 2 — Bachelor's degree (no more than)

50%Similarity coefficient No. 1 — Master's degree (no more than)

5%Similarity coefficient No. 2 — Master's degree (no more than)

2–5days to complete the review

*Procedure

How the thesis review process works

01The thesis is reviewed and signed by the compliance reviewer, the academic supervisor, and the head of the department, and is then sent to the dean's office for review.

02Take the completed work, in electronic and printed form, to your dean's office system operator (deputy dean) and sign a statement of originality. The check takes 2 to 5 days.

03The operator verifies that the electronic and printed versions are identical. If discrepancies are found, you will be notified and given 24 hours to make corrections (no more than two revisions within those 24 hours).

04If the electronic and printed versions match, the paper is uploaded to antiplagiat.ru for plagiarism checking; two similarity reports are generated — a full one and a summary.

05The system operator at the dean's office or your academic supervisor at the department will notify you of the results. If the work is admitted to defense, the protocols signed by the commission and the similarity reports are attached to it.

The final decision on admitting the work to defense, rejecting it, or requiring corrections/revisions is made by the Anti-Plagiarism Commission.

*Requirements

What is needed for a successful check

Three signaturesThe thesis must be signed by the compliance reviewer, the academic supervisor, and the head of the department.

Statement of originalityBefore uploading the work, the graduate signs a corresponding statement of originality.

Two similarity reportsThe check produces a full report and a summary report; the degree of originality is determined by two similarity coefficients.

Citation limitQuotations may not exceed 50% of the total length of the work.

Anti-Plagiarism CommissionThe final decision to approve, reject, or return the work for revision is made by the Anti-Plagiarism Commission.

*Attention

Deliberate distortion of the text is grounds for disciplinary action

Skipped fragmentsText fragments being skipped when uploading a paper to the system.

Font substitutionFont substitution intended to distort the text being checked.

Characters from other alphabetsUsing characters from other alphabets in place of the original ones.

Special charactersInserting special characters into the text of a paper.

Character RearrangementChanging the order of characters in words.

Character removalRemoving part of the characters from the text and other similar techniques.

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