Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Light check (without grammar) is in force for OFFICE writers (Status 1) if you check more
than 6-page order or OFFICE writers (Status 2)
1st check
1. Go to http://selena.itp/Messages/Completions
if there are some matches left, press on print report and fill in the Order
Verification % of matches left only.
NB!
Do not count direct quotes - phrase or sentence in “” with in-text citation, e.g.
(Author, 2015, p. 21) at the end is not a plagiarism, but do not approve paper if more
than 10-15% of the paper consists of direct quotes.
Do not count names, titles, abbreviations, formulas, terms and generally used
phrases. For example, term - “Proteins contain hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and
nitrogen. ” or general knowledge “In every game every player faces a choice.”
5. Go to Messages folder and check for any files with instructions uploaded or for any
clarifications from customer/writer on the order. Download instructions or any other files sent by
customer as well.
NB! If the writer sent a grammarly report, check it to make sure there are no mistakes detected by
Grammarly.
7. Tick next to plagiarism percent detected or write it down in the corresponding box:
8. Click on Instructions:
Writing flow analysis: Did the writer appropriately shape the thoughts and ideas
within the paper to ensure an easy transition from chapter to chapter for better paper
flow?
General presentation: Is the paper properly structured for good general appearance
and presentation?
Paper structure: Was the paper properly formatted with appropriate signs and
designations for chapters?
Paper scope 1 : Has the writer properly focused on the topic and used all of the
available materials to cover it?
Paper scope 2 : Was the paper critical enough (if required by the assignment type)?
Paper scope 3 : Was the paper descriptive enough (if required by the assignment
type)?
Topic: Followed
NB! If you choose Topic: Followed - NO, no need to check further - click on Return
Order button - extend writer’s deadline to 30 mins and call writer to inform that they have 30
mins to upload the correct paper. If it is an Office Writer, inform them in skype as well. If order is
URGENT, create ticket to Revisions & Damage Control (RW) and inform Remote Spec. in
skype.
Type of assignment selected: <TYPE>. Did the paper correspond with the requested type of
assignment?
If boxes next to Title page, Outline and Reference page are active, check if those are present in
the paper. If some are absent, click next to Title page/Outline/Reference page to indicate that
some of them are missing.
Check the word count of the document excluding reference page, outline, title page (n/a for
orders on Statistics, Finance, pre-agreement with the customer).
NB!
If the order contains .ppt slides we count them like 2 slides = 1 page (1 slide = 130
words including Speaker Notes unless client paid extra for more text in Speaker
Notes);
If the order contains graphs, tables, etc., we count only those that have been actually
created by the writer;
If the customer has requested to include them to the total word count, we do that;
If you check Annotated Bibliography, please count only annotations (reference entries
in text are NOT counted).
We do not count footnotes/endnotes (check picture below) as well as parts written and
sent by customer to the total word count
Make sure the format of the paper coincides with the requirements:
Font: Arial 12
Spacing: double/single
Make sure the format of the paper coincides with the requirements as per the customer’s selected
Citation Style.
Number of sources (…) - here you will see the number of sources to be used in the
paper
Indention (omitted Harvard style) - make sure all the sources on the reference page
are indented (except Harvard style)
Numbered sources (omitted for Vancouver style) - make sure all the sources on the
reference page are NOT numbered (except Vancouver style).
Sources from the Works Cited page match the ones used in text or vice
versa (omitted for endnotes/footnotes) - i.e. that you can find the sources used on the
Works Cited page in the body of the paper and vice versa via Search option in Word.
Click on 1st author’s last name - Ctrl+C - Ctrl+F - Ctrl+V and check for the matches
in the text.
Use of Italics - make sure proper parts of the reference entry are italicized. Usually,
they are book, website page or journal titles.
In-text citations - make sure the format of in-text citations corresponds to citation
style chosen. Keep an eye on in-text citations when checking matches in text.
High quality standards for the sources used - make sure the sources used are up-to-
date (no older than 5 years unless customer allowed or asked to use older sources)
The sources are actual and verifiable - check few sources used to make sure they
really exist.
Sources, requested by the customer were used - make sure the sources
mentioned/sent by client are used.
14. Click on Grammar:
Check one page for grammar words and grammar sentences (choose neither the 1st nor the last
page of the text unless it is 1-2 page order).
Grammar Words – check punctuation, misprints, grammar.
Fill in the page number and select or write down in the corresponding box the number of mistakes
detected in both Words and Sentences.
* 1. You need to set the same deadline it was when writer uploaded the paper.
2. If you send the paper back at night or when the writer has a day off, and the customer’s
deadline allows you to give writer some adequate time to revise the order, please do so. Also you
may need to call and inform writer about revision.
3. If the customer’s time is pressing BUT writer was not late when uploading the paper. Please
DO NOT give writer more time than customer has. Give writer approx. 30 mins and call them or
inform in skype if needed about urgent revision.
NB! If it is the 1st time writer sends paper after customer put order on revision, please take
care of customer’s revision instructions as well. You can download previously completed paper
and compare it to the one sent by writer for verification to find if changes needed were done (it
may be more convenient to track the changes via same option in Word).