In short: On Time Publication helps authors understand iThenticate, Turnitin and similar originality reports, fix citation and quotation problems, and paraphrase their own text with proper attribution. We do not “reduce plagiarism”, bypass detectors, or make copied work undetectable. That framing is refused. Guidance follows COPE expectations and publisher ethics pages. Pair this with manuscript editing or research paper publication support when the whole paper also needs language work.
By On Time Publication Editorial Team · Last updated 28 October 2026
Similarity tools highlight text that matches other documents in a database. A percentage is not a plagiarism verdict by itself. Methods sections, standard definitions, reference lists and properly quoted passages often contribute overlap. Editors and integrity officers interpret the sources and context, not the headline number alone.
Agencies that sell “plagiarism removal” or “Turnitin bypass” are offering concealment. That conflicts with COPE’s emphasis on honest attribution and with publisher ethics policies. Our similarity report editing support exists to make attribution correct — not to hide copying.
Authors who received a report from a journal, repository or university; students and faculty preparing a submission who want to clean citation hygiene before editors see the file; writers whose own thesis or preprint overlaps a new article and need transparent text-recycling handling. Clients across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, the UK, the US and Australia use the same online process via pages such as Saudi Arabia / GCC support and UAE support. We are a UK registered company.
If your brief is “get me under 10% no matter what” or “make this undetectable”, stop here — we will decline.
Language clarity across the full manuscript remains manuscript editing and proofreading. ESL-focused clarity for journal prose sits on academic English editing for journals. Template and reference-style mechanics are on journal formatting and referencing.
COPE resources discuss plagiarism and text recycling as integrity topics: ideas and words that are not yours need attribution; recycling your own prior wording may still require citation or permission depending on the venue. Major publishers publish ethics pages that require proper citation and forbid plagiarism. We point you to those primary pages in Sources rather than inventing our own soft definitions. Read also predatory journal warning signs — some low-quality venues downplay integrity until after fees are paid — and ethics approval and consent statements for related compliance text.
Doctoral authors moving chapters into articles often see high overlap with a repository thesis. That is expected and manageable with disclosure and careful rewriting, not with scrubbing. Planning that conversion ethically sits beside PhD publication consultancy and thesis to journal article. Conference papers expanded into journal articles have a parallel overlap issue — see conference paper to journal article.
After attribution is clean, you may still need abstract and title editing, journal selection, or Scopus publication support when a database is named in your rules. Desk rejects that mention unclear framing are covered in desk rejection reasons. Cover letters should not misrepresent originality — use cover letter editing and the public cover letter guide.
Confidential handling; NDA on request. Payment via Stripe, PayPal or bank transfer. No public prices. Country context pages such as Jordan publication support remain available for local process notes without changing ethics.
We are not affiliated with COPE, Turnitin, iThenticate or the publishers linked above. Verify policies on their sites.
It is editorial help to read a similarity or originality report, fix missing citations and quotation marks, and rewrite passages of your own text so attribution is clear. We do not hide copied work or promise a target percentage.
No. We never offer to “reduce plagiarism”, “bypass Turnitin”, “beat iThenticate”, or make copied text undetectable. Those requests are refused. Honest attribution and proper paraphrasing of your own wording are the only acceptable paths.
No. Institutions and journals set their own thresholds and interpret reports differently. Overlap from methods text, references and standard phrases is common. We do not sell a score.
We help you interpret matched sources, restore missing citations, mark quotations correctly, and rephrase author-owned sentences where the wording is too close to a source you cited or to your own prior publication — with attribution where required.
Self-overlap still needs honest handling. Journals and universities differ on text recycling. We help you disclose prior dissemination and rephrase where appropriate; we do not scrub evidence of prior work to deceive editors.
Yes. You share the report (or screenshots with source lists) plus the manuscript. Workflow is the same ethically: understand matches, fix attribution, paraphrase your own text — never conceal copying.
No. Paraphrase without citation is still plagiarism. If an idea or finding is not yours, cite it. If you quote, use quotation marks and a citation. COPE and publisher guidance treat citation failure as misconduct regardless of synonym swaps.
General manuscript editing improves clarity and language across the paper. Similarity support focuses on report interpretation and attribution problems. Many authors use both; see manuscript editing and research paper publication support.
No. Inventing references is misconduct. We only work with sources that actually support the claim and that you can defend.
We edit in tracked changes for your review. You remain the author accountable for the submission. We do not contact your institution or the journal unless you arrange that.
We align with COPE discussion of plagiarism and text recycling, and with the idea in publisher author policies that proper citation and quotation are required. Links appear in our Sources section.
Your manuscript, the similarity report or clear screenshots including source lists, and any institutional or journal threshold you were given. We reply with a written custom quote and a plain-language scope — or a refusal if the request is to conceal copying.
Send your title and abstract (or full manuscript), the index you need and your deadline. We will reply with suitable next steps and a written quote.
Pricing: custom quote based on word count, field and deadline. See how pricing works.
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