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IEEE paper: check for AI and plagiarism before submission

Before you submit a paper to an IEEE conference or journal, check it for AI-written text and plagiarism. PaperCheck does both in one report, free for 5 checks of up to 20,000 words each. It is independent and not affiliated with IEEE.

Written by Adithyan, a student who builds PaperCheck. Last updated 3 November 2026.

What to check

  1. AI-sounding sections. Abstracts, introductions and related-work sections are where flat, generic wording shows up most. PaperCheck scores the running text sentence by sentence and shows the reason for each flagged line.
  2. Plagiarism against cited and related papers. PaperCheck compares your text with the papers you cite and with related arXiv papers, plus Wikipedia, Europe PMC and OpenAlex sources. This is not a full-web check.
  3. Disclosure. IEEE's author guidelines ask authors to disclose AI-generated content in the acknowledgments section. Read the current guidelines for your venue before you submit, because the rules can change.

Limits to know

Venues often run their own similarity software on submissions, and PaperCheck cannot predict that score. Our own test results are in the notes on the home page: they are our own, not independently validated.

Common questions

Does PaperCheck check IEEE format?

No. It checks AI-sounding writing and plagiarism, not the template or reference style.

Can PaperCheck tell me what an IEEE venue will flag?

No. Venues use their own tools. PaperCheck gives an early estimate from our own detector.

Is it free?

Yes. After Google sign-in you get 5 free checks of up to 20,000 words each.

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PaperCheck is independent and not affiliated with IEEE, Turnitin, GPTZero or Pangram. Scores from any detector are estimates, not proof, and your institution's own checker is the one that counts.