Authorship Writing Consistency Report Not Generating Results

The Writing Consistency section of the Authorship Report analyzes a submission for specific linguistic patterns, including:

  • Spelling Consistency

  • Readability Scores

  • Vocabulary Richness

  • Average Sentence Length

  • Phrases Per Sentence

Why is my report empty?

If your Writing Consistency Report fails to return results or appears blank, it is most likely due to the formatting of the document.

Currently, the Authorship tool does not support text extraction from tables. If a significant portion of the paper, or the entire submission, is contained in tables, our system cannot analyze the text to generate consistency data. This is because text within tables typically does not follow the standard natural language patterns required for an accurate linguistic analysis.

Recommended Workaround

To generate a Writing Consistency Report for a document currently using tables, please follow these steps:

  1. Modify the document: Remove the tables from the paper or convert the table text into standard paragraph formatting

  2. Resubmit the File:

    • Direct Upload - Upload the revised file directly to Authorship

    • Via Paper ID - If your institution uses Turnitin Feedback Studio (TFS), you can upload the revised file to TFS first and then use the new Paper ID to generate the Authorship Report

For detailed instructions on starting a new analysis, please refer to our guide on Creating an Authorship Report.

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