On the "Similarity Sources" page, you will find the complete list of sources used:
- The sources you added for advanced comparison.
- All detected sources (primary and secondary).
- Sources with accidental similarities.
- Sources ignored in the similarity score.
- Sources mentioned in the document.
Sources Added by the User
Added sources allow you to enhance the analysis with specific documents, such as files not available online or absent from the reference library.
These documents benefit from advanced comparison, capable of detecting paraphrasing or translations in many languages (French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Turkish, etc.).
You can add a source, update the analysis, and get an updated similarity score. This helps you clearly and quantifiably demonstrate the use of a source, even in cases of paraphrasing or translation.
⚠️ This feature is only available with Compilatio Magister+ and Copyright+.
Primary Sources
The list of primary sources is a valuable tool for verifying the attribution of borrowed passages. You can quickly decide whether to include similarities with mentioned sources and quoted passages in the score.
Sources are ranked by similarity percentage, from highest to lowest. The warmer the color (close to red), the greater the similarity. The colder the color (close to blue), the less important the source.
The software provides relevant information for each detected source.
Identify the source origin with an icon:
- 🌍 Globe: source from the Internet.
- 🔗 Link: source mentioned in the document (to verify if it is correctly cited).
- 👤 Character: similarity with a document from your reference library (unavailable with Studium).
- 👥 Group of characters: source from another user at your institution (unavailable with Studium).
- 🏛️ Temple: source from another institution within the Compilatio network (unavailable with Studium).
Sometimes a text is copied by multiple sources. That’s why secondary sources are indicated, along with the percentage of similarities they represent.
In order to reduce the amount of information displayed in the report, secondary sources are grouped in a list associated with a main source. They are only visible if you click on the "show X secondary sources" button.
The secondary sources present similar passages that have all been found in a primary source.
All secondary sources have the same color as the main source with which they have the same similar passages.
Note that if a "secondary" source has exactly the same similarities as the source designated as "primary", the system cannot determine which one was actually used as the source of the loan. In this case, it is possible that the source used for the borrowing will appear in the list of secondary sources.
If you want to see all sources, you can disable the grouping into primary and secondary sources.
With Compilatio Magister and Copyright, you can also compare each passage with the original source to verify if the student copied or paraphrased it.
Accidental Sources
The software highlights the presence of accidental sources. The number of identical words is not significant enough for these sources to appear in the primary sources list.
Ignored Sources
You will find the list of sources you have ignored. You can restore them at any time, and the score will automatically update.
Mentioned Sources
Finally, you can access the list of sources mentioned in the detected similarities. We recommend verifying the attribution and accuracy of these sources.
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