An iThenticate similarity report uses color-coded highlighting to show text matches and their sources. A Similarity Score is given, which represents the percentage of the text that is similar to text found on the Internet or scholarly content databases. Similarity presence does not necessarily mean the work is plagiarized. In fact, instances of matches could be improperly cited quotations, matches against preprints, theses or dissertations, and other unintended issues. Thus, it is critical to review matches individually.