Turnitin Academic Integrity

Founded in 1998, Turnitin is a leading academic integrity platform used by over 15,000 educational institutions in 140 countries. The platform promotes original thinking and prevents plagiarism through advanced text matching technology. Key features include similarity checking against 70 billion web pages, 69 million academic papers, and 178 million student papers. In 2023, the company introduced AI writing detection capabilities to identify ChatGPT and other AI-generated content. Turnitin integrates with major learning management systems like Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, and Google Classroom. The platform processes over 200 million submissions annually, serving 30 million students and 1.5 million educators. Headquartered in Oakland, California, with offices in Newcastle, Melbourne, and Amsterdam. Acquired by Advance Publications in 2014, the company invests heavily in machine learning research and maintains partnerships with educational publishers including Pearson, McGraw-Hill, and Cengage. Recent innovations include authorship investigation tools and automated feedback systems for writing improvement.