This article provides guidance on the following which should be reviewed and considered when submitting a Turnitin Assignment:
  • Submission File Format, Sizes and Considerations;
  • File Submission Considerations;
  • Device and Browser Recommendations.
Submission File Format, Sizes and Considerations
Your lecturer or the Assignment Brief will advise on the document format to use for your assignment in addition to any extra specifications.

In general, Turnitin Feedback Studio at MIC will accept files that:
  • Contain a minimum of 20 words;
  • Are less than 100MB in size;
  • Have fewer than 800 pages;
  • Are in:
    • Microsoft Word(.doc, .docx)
    • Rich Text Format (.rft)
    • Plain Text (.txt) or
    • Readable PDF (.pdf) files
    • PowerPoint (.ppt or .pptx) files may be submitted but only presentation text will be processed for similarity and for lecturers to grade.
  • Audio-only, video-only or multi-media files should not be submitted to Turnitin: these files are likely to fail.
Files where Turnitin cannot read text, such as scanned text images, pdf image files, password protected or encrypted files.

For further information see the article Turnitin - File Acceptance Considerations.

File Submission Considerations
Exercise care when submitting your assignment to Turnitin Feedback Studio to ensure that you are submitting the correct version of your assessible work to the correct submission.

Inadvertently submitting the same work to two different assignments will result in a similarity score for one assignment against the other suggesting self-plagiarism.

If you discover that an incorrect file was uploaded:
  • Review the assignment details in Turnitin to see if you are permitted to make a resubmission of work (this may be possible before the due date for the assignment). If this is possible, use the Resubmit option to overwrite the incorrect submission.
  • Where it is past the due date or where there is no Resubmit option on the assignment, communicate your lecturer, explaining the error, as soon as possible.

Device and Browser Recommendations
For the most reliable experience, it is recommended that submissions to Turnitin Feedback Studio are made using:
  • A laptop or desktop device running Apple iOS or Windows,
    and
  • A recommended web browser.
    Three browsers are recommended: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Mozilla Firefox.
The use of mobile or tablet devices is not advised when making Turnitin assignment submissions.


For further information Turnitin Assignment Submission - please see the Turnitin Feedback Studio video guide knowledge base article or contact your lecturer with specific assignment queries.