How-to
Accepting an Account Invitation
Activating the account that a system administrator or a reviewer invitation created for you by setting a password with the link in the e-mail.
When a system administrator creates an account for you, or an editor invites you as a reviewer while you have no account, an invitation link arrives in your e-mail. The link works once and is valid for 14 days by default.
- Open the link in the e-mail. The Accept your invitation screen opens.
- Enter a password in the New password field. The password must be at least 10 characters long, must not be easy to guess and must not contain your e-mail address.
- Enter the same password in the Password (again) field.
- Press Set password and continue.
- After the message "Your account is ready", press Sign in and sign in with your new password.
The invitation link also verifies your e-mail address. You do not need to wait for a separate verification link.
Accepting the invitation with ORCID
In an installation where sign-in with ORCID is turned on, the screen also shows the Accept with ORCID button. This way you do not need to set a password. The button works only for accounts where the administrator entered your ORCID iD in the invitation. The details are in Signing in with ORCID.
If the link does not open or has expired, see The link in the e-mail is invalid or has expired.