Plagiarism Check & Rewriting Service
Accidental text similarity can arise from inadequate paraphrasing, incomplete citation practices, or excessive use of quoted material. Wallace can help you review similarity results and rewrite appropriate sections from a language perspective while preserving the meaning and academic content of your manuscript.
How we can help
- Review an existing similarity report
- Arrange a similarity check on your behalf
- Rewrite appropriate high-similarity passages
- Preserve the original research meaning
- Arrange a post-rewriting similarity check
Why accidental plagiarism can happen
Plagiarism is serious academic misconduct, but not every problematic similarity is deliberate. Authors may unintentionally reproduce source wording while drafting a manuscript, especially in sections that summarize established literature or describe commonly used methods.
Inadequate paraphrasing
Text may remain too close to the wording or sentence structure of a reference paper even when the source itself has been consulted appropriately.
Missing or incomplete citation
Failure to appropriately identify and cite source material can create problems even when the overlap was not intended to misrepresent authorship.
Excessive quoted text
Heavy reliance on quoted or closely reproduced material can increase similarity and may make a manuscript more difficult to evaluate as original academic writing.
Why similarity should be checked before submission
The consequences of accidental plagiarism and self-plagiarism can be as severe as those of deliberate plagiarism and can result in desk rejection, meaning rejection before peer review. If plagiarism is identified after publication, a paper may also be retracted by the journal.
If you are unsure whether your paraphrasing is adequate, you may use a plagiarism detection service such as iThenticate to compare your manuscript with other published and indexed material.
Our similarity-check and rewriting process
You can ask Wallace to perform a similarity check, or send us a report you already have. When rewriting is appropriate, we can revise the relevant passages from a language perspective and, if requested, arrange another similarity check afterward.
Provide your manuscript or report
Send us your manuscript for a similarity check, or provide an existing similarity report so we can review the sections requiring attention.
Rewrite appropriate sections
Where appropriate, we can rewrite passages with excessive textual overlap while keeping the original meaning and academic content unchanged.
Optional post-rewriting check
You may request a second similarity check after rewriting to confirm whether the revised passages have reduced unnecessary textual overlap.
Need a rewriting service?
If you have specific rewriting requirements, send us your instructions and the relevant text. We can review the request and rewrite appropriate passages according to your needs.
About similarity scores
An iThenticate similarity score below 15% may be impossible for some manuscripts, particularly those containing a high density of technical terms that cannot reasonably be rephrased. Such similarity may be unproblematic and does not necessarily represent plagiarism.
Our rewriting is performed from a language perspective only. We work to preserve the meaning and academic content of the original text rather than alter the underlying research.
Would you like us to review your manuscript or similarity report?
Send us your manuscript, similarity report, and any rewriting requirements. Our customer service team can review your request and confirm the appropriate service scope, turnaround time, and quotation.