PlagScan Questions & Answers

Usually, reports using the PlagScan service can be generated in multiple ways, including that of a PDF or Word file. Find the button with the caption ‘Download’ or ‘Export’ within the report.

Yes, although PlagScan, like other software, cannot read ideas it can look for paralleling word formations and compare the structure of sentences for signs of plagiarism which in this case would be the use of paraphrasing.

A lot of times, Plagscan even provides its users with the possibility to integrate it with other systems, popular learning management systems for example. Please refer to their documentation, or get in touch with support on how this can be done.

There are several reasons why the online report may take longer to generate, such as an increase in file size, heavy server usage, or poor internet connection. Please try to reduce the file size or kindly check your network connection.

The freemium packages that PlagScan offers usually come with various drawbacks such as a limited number of scans, small files, and lower effectiveness than the paid version.

In this case, PlagScan most probably lets you a bit change the result in the report. Check if a report or account settings have any relevant features.

Of course, PlagScan accepts several file formats such as Word, PDF and RTF or even OpenOffice documents.

PlagScan does not support the compare two documents option. You need to upload the documents separately and compare the results or merge them into one document and scan it.

PlagScan may return a wrong result due to its database limitations, the folder of references would contain a lot of paraphrases or bad citing, and some other mistakes as well as system errors. Look at the document you want to submit, make sure this time all the references are correct and try other tools.

PlagScan upload problems while uploading large files can be resolved by file compression, file splitting, network checking, or PlagScan support.