Notice on Originality Check of Graduation Thesis 2017
(Approved by school degree committee on March 3 2017)
This notice is based on the Notice of Using CNKI for Originality Check of Graduation Thesis issued by Xiamen University and approved by the law school degree committee according to the problems occurred in the graduation thesis. The requirements of originality check in 2017 are specified as follows:
- The thesis should be sent to law school for the official originality check via CNKI.
- Both paper and electronic version (in word format) of thesis should be submitted which include the cover page, originality statement, copyright notice, abstract, content, full text, footnote and references. The two versions shall to be the same. The electronic version shall be name as: student number_author’s name_name of the thesis_supervisor’s name.
- The repetition rate will exclude the published papers of the author in the past (not including the co-authored ones). The checking result is classified as four categories:
Zero: 0%
Slight: repetition rate 0%-20% or repetition words more than 1000
Medium: repetition rate 20%-40% or repetition words more than 5000
Serious: repetition rate 40%-100% or repetition words more than 10000
- If the checking result is medium, you shall fill the Feedback Form of Originality Check according to the checking report in full version and ask your supervisor to fill in his/her comments. If your supervisor doesn’t agree or cannot decide, your feedback form will be submitted to your supervisors team for discussion. The form shall be sent to law school within 3 days since you received the checking result.
- If the checking result is serious, you have to postpone to the next time for thesis submission. If there are special circumstances, you shall apply to the school and modify your thesis according to the guidance of your supervisor and make another originality check via CNKI yourself. The checking report and the modified thesis should be sent to school as required. The two versions for originality check and the modified one shall be the same. All the procedures mentioned above shall be finished within 15 days since you receive the checking result the first time. Otherwise you have to attend the thesis submission next time.
School of Law, Xiamen University
March 2017
