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Verify Your Students' Work Authenticity

with Mentafy’s Version History Scan

Have your students write their assignments with auto-save enabled or in a cloud-based app like Google Docs or MS Word (OneDrive). They can then submit the final document through Mentafy’s Version History Scan to receive a detailed Authorship Report.

Authorship
Verification

Confirm whether a document was written by a human, ideal for both individual and group projects.

Post Submission
Review

Analyze the entire writing process to gain valuable insights into your students’ academic development.

Reveal
Misconduct

Use the In‑Document View to closely evaluate and uncover potential academic misconduct.

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Support Writing
Guidance

Understand how your student develop their writing and provide targeted feedback.

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What Will You Get?

A Comprehensive Post‑Submission Solution for Academic Misconduct

Full Revision Analysis

Mentafy’s Version History Scan tracks every revision in cloud-based tools like Google Docs and MS OneDrive, giving you a complete view of your students' writing process. See how their work evolves over time, identify key changes, and spot patterns that highlight progress and areas for improvement.

Concise Reporting

Get a clear, data-driven overview of your students' writing activity. The Authorship Report summarizes key trends, including source alerts and revision statistics, helping you quickly assess academic integrity and writing development.

Advanced In-Document Report

Mentafy’s Version History Scan detects unusual writing patterns through evidence-based analysis. For a deeper dive, the In-Document View breaks down flagged sections, helping you identify inconsistencies in writing style, pacing, or possible external influence.

How Does It Work?

Create Your Teacher Account on Mentafy

Manage all your students’ assignments in one central place with ease, allowing you to track progress, provide feedback, and ensure academic integrity effortlessly.

Get Your Students‘ Assignments

Create assignments and share a unique submission link. Students can submit directly from MS OneDrive or Google Docs. Alternatively, you can manually upload multiple documents for a complete overview.

Version History Scan

Once submissions are received, Mentafy scans the full revision history and generates your Authorship Report - available in your account within minutes.

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Review Results

The Authorship Report comes with a clear percentage that indicates the level of personal contribution. Based on the results, you can decide if further examination is required.

Want a Better Experience?

Maximize Accuracy

Encourage students to start their assignments directly in Mentafy to capture every revision. This creates a complete documentation of the writing evolution, ensuring transparency in every step.

Enhanced Reporting

Mentafy’s Authorship Report identifies high-risk areas and determines whether a text was written by a human or AI. The included Writing Journal logs all edits, research notes, and references for a clear overview.

Comprehensive Support

From Topic selection to final submission, Mentafy provides real-time feedback, fostering diligent and honest work, reducing the workload for educators.

FAQ

Find quick answers to common questions below and enjoy your experience with us!
If you need further assistance, check our FAQ or contact support.

I can often spot AI-generated text in student assignments - why should I use Mentafy?

While your intuition is valuable, Mentafy provides concrete evidence to support and validate your observations. Instead of relying on stylistic clues alone, Mentafy analyzes the entire writing process, showing exactly how a text evolved over time.

  • Differentiate AI assistance from full AI authorship – Some students may use AI for minor refinements (e.g., improving phrasing as non-native speakers), while others rely entirely on AI-generated text. Mentafy makes this distinction clear.

  • Outsmart "smart" AI users – Advanced AI tools can mimic human writing styles, making detection by style alone unreliable. Mentafy tracks the writing process, not just the output, making AI misuse much harder to conceal.

  • Back up your instincts with data – With Mentafy, you don’t just suspect AI involvement—you have the evidence to prove it, ensuring fair and transparent academic evaluations.

Can’t I just review a document’s version history to understand a student’s writing process?

While reviewing version history manually is an option, it is both time-consuming and intrusive:

  • Tedious to analyze – Understanding how a final paragraph was compiled requires sifting through countless revisions, which can be overwhelming and inefficient.

  • Excessive disclosure – Traditional version histories expose every edit, including minor mistakes and abandoned ideas, going beyond what’s necessary to verify authenticity.

  • Concise & data-driven insights – Mentafy streamlines this process, providing a clear, structured summary of document evolution without excessive or irrelevant details.

With Mentafy, you get the key insights at a glance, allowing for a more efficient, fair, and privacy-conscious review process.

What is Mentafy’s Version History Scan?

It’s a tool that analyzes the entire revision history of documents created in cloud-based tools like Google Docs. This generates an Authorship Report to help you verify the authenticity of student submissions, without intrusive monitoring.

How do I incorporate Version History Scan into my class assignments?

Simply create an assignment and share a unique submission link with your students. They can submit their work directly from MS OneDrive or Google Docs, or share the final document with you so you can upload multiple assignments for a complete overview.

What if a student submits only the final version?

The scan requires the full revision history to accurately reconstruct the writing process. Encourage students to write in a tool with auto save enabled and ensure that the entire version history is maintained.

How does the Authorship Report help detect academic misconduct?

The Authorship Report provides a full overview of a student's writing journey, analyzing revision history, inserted text, and writing speed. It flags unusual writing behaviors, such as large text pastes or sudden style changes, to help educators assess potential misconduct.

Can integrate this tool with the writing platforms I already use?

Yes. Mentafy offers Add‑ins for MS Word, enabling seamless use. You want to integrate Mentafy with your LMS? Contact us for more detailed Information.

How long does it take to generate an Authorship Report?

Reports are typically available within minutes after submission. However, for large documents with extensive revision histories, processing may take slightly longer.

Is Mentafy GDPR-compliant? How is student data protected?

Yes. Mentafy is fully GDPR-compliant and ensures student privacy. It only analyzes document version history and writing patterns without storing personal data beyond what is necessary for report generation.