Plagiarism detection software and copyright

Drafting your thesis/final paper: how to assess its originality

During the drafting process, you may check, at any time, up to 40 pages (250 words per page) of your work. This allows you to identify potentially problematic sections, locate the relevant sources, and correctly structure your bibliographic references.

Please note:

• the similarity percentage resulting from the free check may differ from the official University result. This is due to the greater depth of analysis and the wider range of bibliographic databases examined during the official check;
• unlike the free check available to you, the use of AI in the drafting of the text is not detected by the tools used by the University.

To access the plagiarism-detection software, log into your Personal area, go to the "Agreements" section and click on "Compilatio Studium". 

University check

At the end of the upload period, the University will carry out a check of all submitted documents using the COMPILATIO.NET software. The results of the check will be available in your Personal Area > Thesis/Final paper upload and supervisor approval.

If a significant similarity percentage is detected, the supervisor will assess whether any irregularities in the use of sources are actually present and may, at their sole discretion, decide to postpone the final examination to the next session.

As the sole author of your final paper or thesis, you hold the copyright, which protects both your inalienable moral rights (authorship, integrity, and publication) and your economic rights.
Economic rights (reproduction, performance, communication, dissemination, distribution, adaptation, and translation) may be assigned, in whole or in part, at the time of publication with a publisher.
At any time after uploading your thesis, you may modify your decision regarding access rights, that is, whether to make your work available in the University’s digital thesis repository or to restrict access, in full compliance with the applicable legislation.
If you decide to publish your thesis/final paper, you are advised to consider the following important legal aspects:

• in your agreement with the publisher, you should ensure that only the rights necessary for the publishing initiative are assigned, while retaining those that will allow you, also in the future, to deposit the work in open access repositories, to grant a Creative Commons licence for public sharing, to publish the work in collections or similar works, to use it for teaching purposes (e.g. course materials), or to revise and update the work;
• particular attention should be paid not only to the contractual terms for publication and any hidden costs for additional services, but also to the reputation and credentials of the publisher, whether the publication is free of charge or subject to payment;
• in order to avoid so-called predatory publishers, it is important to verify the reputation and reliability of the publisher (for example via the portal thinkchecksubmit.org).

For advice on this matter, you may contact your supervisor or consult the Guidelines [ITA].