Thesis upload, anti-plagiarism and formatting

Guidelines for thesis/final paper [ITA] 

Use of AI 
How to use AI tools in the preparation of your thesis/final paper

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, including generative models (e.g. ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Claude, etc.), is permitted in the preparation of your final paper or thesis, provided that it complies with the principles of academic responsibility, originality, and scientific rigour.
As indicated in the Guidelines for thesis/final paper, such use must be aware, declared, verifiable, and must be agreed upon with your supervisor.
You are required to clearly declare whether and how AI tools have been used in the preparation of your final paper or thesis.
In particular, you must specify:

• which AI tools were used;
• at which stages of the work they were used;
• for which purposes (e.g. writing support, language editing, data analysis or data visualisation);
• that you have verified the accuracy and reliability of the generated content.

To this end, you are required to complete the “AI Use Declaration”, clearly stating whether or not AI tools have been used in the preparation of your final paper or thesis.
The declaration must be included in the final paper or thesis.
AI tools may provide useful support in improving clarity, structure, and conciseness; however, the work must remain personal and original. You remain fully responsible for all content produced, including content generated with AI: you must ensure its accuracy, avoid misleading information, and comply with citation and plagiarism regulations.
If AI-generated images or other content are used, you must indicate the software used, verify their relevance and accuracy, and ensure compliance with copyright regulations.
Finally, you are strongly advised to use University-provided tools in order to ensure appropriate data protection. When using external tools, you must not enter personal data or sensitive or confidential information, as such data may be processed or retained by service providers.

Declaration on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools

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Thesis/Final Paper Upload

Plagiarism detection software

Drafting your thesis/final paper: how to assess its originality

During the drafting process, you may check, at any time, up to 40 pages (250 words per page) of your work. This allows you to identify potentially problematic sections, locate the relevant sources, and correctly structure your bibliographic references.

Please note:

- the similarity percentage resulting from the free check may differ from the official University result. This is due to the greater depth of analysis and the wider range of bibliographic databases examined during the official check;
- unlike the free check available to you, the use of AI in the drafting of the text is not detected by the tools used by the University.

To access the service, follow the instructions available in your Personal area.

University check

At the end of the upload period, the University will carry out a check of all submitted documents using the COMPILATIO.NET software. The results of the check will be available in your Personal Area > Thesis/Final paper upload and supervisor approval.

If a significant similarity percentage is detected, the supervisor will assess whether any irregularities in the use of sources are actually present and may, at their sole discretion, decide to postpone the final examination to the next session.

Layout and formatting

The title page must include:

- the indication of the level of the degree programme (Bachelor’s Degree programme, Master’s Degree programme);
- the full name of the degree programme;
- the full title of the thesis/final paper, including any subtitle;
- the name of the supervisor and, where applicable, any co-supervisors;
- the name of the author (preceded by graduand or candidate) and their student ID;
- the academic year (please note: theses discussed in the extraordinary session refer to the previous academic year; for example, a session held in the first months of the 2027 calendar year belongs to the academic year 2025/2026).

Text: pages should contain at least 30 lines of approximately 60 characters each (for a total of about 1,800–2,000 characters per page).

Page layout: A4 format.

Models of title page

	Thesis front page - English version	284 K
	Thesis front page - English version	263 K
	Thesis front page - Italian version [ITA]	280 K
	Thesis front page - Italian version [ITA]	260 K
	Thesis front page for Double / Joint Degrees - English version	285 K
	Thesis front page for Double / Joint Degrees - English version	263 K
	Thesis front page for Double / Joint Degrees - Italian version [ITA]	2.31 M
	Thesis front page for Double / Joint Degrees - Italian version [ITA]	260 K
	Thesis front page in English and in Italian - LaTeX format Creative Commons License CC BY 4.0, with attribution to the authors Matteo Grazioso and Mattia Santin	504 K

Copyright

As the sole author of your final paper or thesis, you hold the copyright, which protects both your inalienable moral rights (authorship, integrity, and publication) and your economic rights.

Economic rights (reproduction, performance, communication, dissemination, distribution, adaptation, and translation) may be assigned, in whole or in part, at the time of publication with a publisher.

At any time after uploading your thesis, you may modify your decision regarding access rights, that is, whether to make your work available in the University’s digital thesis repository or to restrict access, in full compliance with the applicable legislation.

If you decide to publish your thesis/final paper, you are advised to consider the following important legal aspects:

- in your agreement with the publisher, you should ensure that only the rights necessary for the publishing initiative are assigned, while retaining those that will allow you, also in the future, to deposit the work in open access repositories, to grant a Creative Commons licence for public sharing, to publish the work in collections or similar works, to use it for teaching purposes (e.g. course materials), or to revise and update the work;
- particular attention should be paid not only to the contractual terms for publication and any hidden costs for additional services, but also to the reputation and credentials of the publisher, whether the publication is free of charge or subject to payment;
- in order to avoid so-called predatory publishers, it is important to verify the reputation and reliability of the publisher (for example via the portal thinkchecksubmit.org).

For advice on this matter, you may contact your supervisor or consult the Guidelines.