Direct answer
You get a plagiarism report by submitting your document to a plagiarism-checking system, and the resulting file is a similarity report that lists your percentage of matched text plus every source it matched. Turnitin's own similarity report is normally generated only when a paper is submitted to an instructor-created assignment, and student access to it depends on the instructor's settings [1]. If your instructor has not enabled student viewing, or you want to see the report before your real submission, you can run a pre-submission check through an independent service such as turnitin0.com and download the same report type in minutes.
Can I get a Turnitin plagiarism report myself before I submit my assignment?
Not directly through Turnitin. A similarity report is produced when a paper is submitted to an assignment that an instructor created, and whether you can open that report is controlled entirely by the instructor's "student viewing" setting — it can be enabled, delayed, or switched off completely [2]. There is no student-side button inside Turnitin that generates a report on a personal draft, because the platform is licensed to institutions, not to individual students [2].
That gap is exactly why pre-submission checking services exist. An independent checker accepts your .docx, .pdf, or .txt file, runs it through the same kind of comparison engine, and returns a downloadable PDF similarity report plus an AI writing report in one order — the same two documents your professor would see in the LMS [2].
The practical difference is control and timing. With an instructor-controlled report you wait for the release setting and hope it is turned on; with a pre-check you decide when to run it, can revise, and can run it again before the deadline [2].
What does a plagiarism report actually include, and how do I read the similarity score?
A Turnitin similarity report is built from three layers: an overall similarity percentage, a match overview that lists each source with its own percentage contribution, and the document body with colour-coded highlighting over the matched text [3]. The sources are grouped into categories — internet pages, publications, and student papers — so you can see at a glance whether you are matching a journal article or another student's essay [3].
Read the percentage as a starting point, never as a verdict. A high number can come from correctly quoted material and a properly cited bibliography, while a low number does not guarantee originality [3]. Instructors can also exclude quotes, the bibliography, and small matches, which changes the displayed figure without changing the underlying text [3].
The most useful habit is to work through the match list rather than stare at the headline number. For each flagged passage, ask whether the match is quoted and cited, a common phrase, or genuinely uncredited overlap — then fix the third category only [3]. That is the same reasoning your marker applies, so rehearsing it before submission is what actually reduces risk.
How fast can I get an official plagiarism report, and is it safe to check my draft this way?
Turnitin's own guidance is explicit that a similarity score is not proof of plagiarism and that instructors interpret matches in context, which is why a pre-check is a diagnostic tool rather than a verdict [4]. Speed matters most near a deadline: a pre-submission check through turnitin0.com typically returns in under 15 minutes, with most orders finishing in 5–15 minutes and a guaranteed ceiling of 30 minutes even during queue spikes.
Safety comes down to whether your file enters a repository. Turnitin0 runs non-repository checks, meaning your draft is not added to Turnitin's student paper database and your report is not shared with third-party databases, and you can delete your files from your account afterwards [4]. That matters because a draft dumped into a shared repository can create a self-match against your own later submission.
Pricing is pay-per-use with no subscription: a single check is $3.80, and a 10-check pack works out to $2.75 per check. Turnitin0 reports 100,000+ reports delivered to 20,000+ students across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland, with a 4.9/5.0 satisfaction rating.
Knowing the score is only half the job — the real win is seeing the exact report your professor will open, with the match list and AI flag attached, while you still have time to act on it. That is what turnitin0.com is built for: upload your draft, get the genuine Turnitin AI and similarity reports back before you submit, and revise with the evidence in front of you instead of guessing.
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FAQ
Can I get a plagiarism report without submitting through my university?
Yes. Turnitin itself does not sell report access to individual students, so the practical route is an independent pre-submission checker that returns a downloadable similarity report and AI report on your draft [2].
Does a high similarity score mean I plagiarised?
No. Similarity measures text overlap, not intent, and correctly quoted and cited material still registers as a match; instructors review the match list in context before drawing any conclusion [4].
Will checking my draft first get me flagged for self-plagiarism later?
Not if the check is non-repository. Turnitin0 does not add your file to Turnitin's student paper database, so a pre-check will not create a match against your own final submission [4].
What file types and limits apply to a pre-submission check?
Turnitin0 accepts English .docx, .pdf, or .txt files between 300 and 30,000 words, under 20 MB, and returns both the AI detection report and the similarity report in a single order.
How quickly will the report arrive?
In 98% of cases under 15 minutes, with most orders completing in 5–15 minutes and delivery guaranteed within 30 minutes even during queue spikes — useful when you are working close to a deadline [4].