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Handling View Paper Requests

Turnitin allows an instructor from another university or institution to make a paper view request.

  • An email is sent including a brief recap of the assignment in question (title, submission date, and class title) as it was originally submitted.
  • Included in the email is basic information about the matching paper, such as the instructor's name who has made the request and the similarity percentage it has matched.
  • A full, plain-text version of the original paper, as it was submitted to your class, is also included.

To share the original paper with the instructor who has made the request:

  • Reply to the email and it will be sent directly to them.
    image of an acknowledgement email requesting to view a paper in Turnitin

Please Note:

  • While Turnitin encourages instructors to collaborate and work together with paper view requests, you are under no obligation to respond.
  • You may receive a paper view request years after the initial date of your class. As such, we recommend you check your institution's privacy policy before responding to the email.