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Crossref / iThenticate · Originality and publication ethics

Crossref Similarity Check

The service helps Crossref members check manuscripts through iThenticate and compare text against published scholarly content and web sources.

Member service / workflow Journal editorial teams Publisher / association Originality and ethics Journal quality DOI and metadata
At a glance

Similarity Check for Crossref members and scholarly publishers.

A journal needs more than a tool: checking must be incorporated into its policies, editorial responsibilities, and decision-making process.

Best fit: journals, publishers, associations, and Crossref members
Resource capabilities

How this resource supports your organization

Clever Consult demonstrates the solution in the context of the client’s needs, then helps set up access, training and communications, and interpret the results for leadership.

Need

A journal needs more than a tool: checking must be incorporated into its policies, editorial responsibilities, and decision-making process.

Who it is for

department leadership, libraries, research offices, and specialist users

Next action

Request trial access / a demo

Diagnostic signals

Compare these needs with your organization’s priorities. A consultation helps establish whether the solution is right for you.

01

the journal already works with DOI

02

originality checking is needed

03

the editorial team wants to formalize its ethics workflow

What changes after implementation

01

manuscript checks within the publishing workflow

02

support for publication ethics policies

03

reduced risks for the journal

Use cases

check articles before publication
teach editors to read similarity reports
connect DOI and originality processes

Value indicators

similarity report editorial policy submission checks Crossref member workflow

How Clever Consult launches the solution

01check the journal's status
02configure the process
03train the editorial team
04prepare policies and instructions

How to explain value internally

We already have some of these resources

Then the priority is to assess how well tasks are covered rather than whether access exists: who uses the resource, which scenarios it supports, where gaps remain, and how this relates to KPIs.

It is difficult to justify the budget

We build the case using data, usage, a needs assessment, and implementation scenarios for specific departments.