Turnitin compares electronically submitted papers against the following:.Students submit assessment papers to Turnitin via their vUWS Subject site.While this type of software can be used as a detection tool, it can also, more importantly, be used as an educative tool. Turnitin is a web-based text-matching software that identifies and reports on similarities between documents. Turnitin is a tool that can help students improve their writing and citation skills. Good academic writing, like other skills, comes with practice and experience. Using Australian Bureau Statistics (ABS) DataLab for Research.