The plagiarism detection service provided by Quetext Pro allows users to exclude the reference section. You will be able to do this as long as you have the correct citation styles (e.g., MLA, APA, etc.), incorporated in your work. This is because when the system then finds a citation that is correctly cited within the text, the system can be programmed not to scan that area. This is beneficial in academic essays or many other kinds of papers that have footnotes or endnotes with long lists of references to avoid unwarranted plagiarism accusations.