Reduce plagiarism in your thesis or research paper safely with SITA Academy. Get professional iThenticate reports for English, Arabic, and French manuscripts, expert paraphrasing, and full publication support for Scopus, WoS, and PubMed journals.
Graduate students, early-career researchers, and faculty members often face a major challenge before submitting their thesis or research paper to a journal: plagiarism. Whether it is a master’s thesis, PhD dissertation, or a research article, high similarity scores, repeated phrases, or unintentional copying from existing literature can delay publication, reduce the credibility of your work, and even lead to outright rejection.
This comprehensive guide explains plagiarism checking, understanding acceptable similarity percentages, and how we help reduce similarity safely and professionally, ensuring your research is publication-ready.
Even when your research is original, repeated definitions, methodology phrases, or sentences taken from literature can trigger plagiarism alerts. Top academic journals, especially Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed indexed journals, closely monitor similarity scores to uphold research integrity.
A high similarity index can lead to:
Immediate rejection of your paper
Requests for extensive revisions and resubmission, causing delays
Damage to your academic reputation
Proactively checking and reducing similarity ensures a smoother and faster publication process.


At SITA Academy, we use professional and reliable tools to ensure manuscripts are plagiarism-free. Our main tool is:
iThenticate – Trusted by top journals and universities, iThenticate detects similarity in English, Arabic, and French manuscripts. It provides detailed reports highlighting matched content and sources.
We work with multilingual theses, dissertations, and research articles, making our service ideal for non-native English speakers and researchers across diverse academic disciplines. This approach ensures your document is fully checked and ready for publication.
Our plagiarism checking process is straightforward:
Send Your Paper – Submit your thesis, dissertation, or article in Word or PDF format.
Plagiarism Analysis – We run your manuscript through iThenticate for accurate similarity detection.
Receive Detailed Report – The report includes a similarity percentage, matched sources, and highlighted sections requiring attention.
Recommendations – Our experts provide actionable suggestions for paraphrasing, rewording, or adjusting citations to reduce similarity safely.
This process gives you a clear roadmap to ensure your manuscript meets publication standards.

Academic journals and universities have specific guidelines regarding similarity scores. General recommendations include:
< 10–15% – Ideal for journal articles; small similarity may appear from references or common phrases.
10–20% – Acceptable for theses, depending on citations and methodology sections.
> 20–25% – Requires revision; high risk of rejection in indexed journals.
Not all similarity indicates plagiarism. Properly cited quotes, references, and common methodology phrases are generally acceptable.
If your plagiarism report shows a high similarity score, SITA Academy provides professional paraphrasing and revision to reduce it safely:
Identify High-Similarity Sections – Software highlights repeated or closely matching sentences.
Professional Paraphrasing – Academic rewording preserves meaning and technical accuracy.
Preserve Citations – All original references are properly retained.
Recheck Similarity – After revision, we rerun iThenticate to ensure the similarity index falls within acceptable limits.
This ensures your work is credible, safe, and ready for submission.
We offer comprehensive services to help graduate students, faculty members, and researchers ensure originality and publication readiness:
Professional software like iThenticate
Detailed similarity reports highlighting problematic sections
Actionable recommendations to reduce similarity
Professional academic paraphrasing
Maintains original meaning and technical accuracy
Reduces similarity to meet journal thresholds
Formatting according to journal guidelines
Journal recommendation based on research scope and acceptance rate
Submission assistance until final publication
Works with multiple languages including Arabic, French, and English manuscripts
Ideal for non-native English speakers needing polished manuscripts
Our services save time, reduce stress, and increase your chances of acceptance in high-quality journals.
Always paraphrase rather than copy-paste from sources.
Use quotation marks for direct quotes.
Properly cite every reference.
Avoid excessive similarity in literature review and methodology sections.
Run a pre-submission plagiarism check.
Combining these practices with our professional services ensures your manuscript is fully prepared for journal submission.

A high similarity score does not mean your research is weak—it signals the need for careful revision. By using our plagiarism checking and removal services, you can reduce similarity safely, improve your manuscript, and confidently submit to Scopus, WoS, or PubMed indexed journals.
Our step-by-step plagiarism reports, professional paraphrasing, and publication support ensure your thesis or research paper is ready for publication while maintaining originality and quality.
If you have any questions, inquiries, or would like to learn more about our services, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Our dedicated team is ready to assist you.