PubMed Source Image Plagiarism Detection
Detect unauthorized image reuse across PubMed’s extensive open-access database – protecting originality, attribution, and the credibility of your research.
Why Image Plagiarism Matters
Plagiarism—whether deliberate or accidental (e.g., self-plagiarism)—undermines the originality of scientific work and can have serious consequences. Even a single reused image can result in editorial rejection, formal retraction, reputational damage, or loss of funding. And because every co-author is held accountable, the harm extends well beyond the individual who reused the image.
Rejection or Retraction
Journals may reject at submission or retract after publication.
Reputational Damage
Affects all authors, institutions, and journals connected to the work.
Loss of Trust in Science
Can trigger academic or professional penalties.
Erosion of Trust
Weakens confidence in scientific literature.
Plagiarism Types We Detect
Proofig AI compares every submitted image against PubMed’s open-access database – covering tens of millions of images across scientific disciplines.
Direct Reuse
Identifies images copied from published papers.
Modified Reuse
Detects cropped, resized, or otherwise altered images reused from prior publications.
Self-Plagiarism
Flags reuse of your own prior images.
Cross-Paper Overlaps
Finds partial image matches across different PubMed articles.
How It Works
Upload Your Manuscript Drag and drop your PDF or DOCX file—no formatting changes needed.
AI-Powered Analysis The system scans all manuscript images and cross-checks them against PubMed’s open-access database.
Review and Validate Inspect flagged matches with links to the original PubMed article for context and verification.
Download a Final ReportReceive a detailed PDF report to confirm originality before submission.
Trusted by Leading Institutions and Publishers
250K+ Manuscripts
Access to tens of millions of PubMed images for comprehensive cross-checks.
Global
Trust
Already integrated into publisher and institutional workflows.
Seamless Integration
Used by researchers to prevent unintentional reuse before submission.
Integrity Support
Adopted by journals and ethics committees to support editorial screening.
Proofig helped us catch issues we would’ve missed entirely.
High-Impact Journal
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