Troubleshooting

How to remove pre-plugin unauthenticated ORCID iDs #

For journals transitioning from a manually-entered ORCID iD field to the ORCID plugin, unauthenticated ORCID iDs will prevent publication. If you see this error message, please follow these steps to remove unauthenticated iDs.

You may also want to invite contributors to connect their ORCID iDs.

Make sure your plugin is up to date #

For functionality issues, try upgrading the plugin first. You should also check periodically to make sure your ORCID plugin remains up to date.

To update the plugin:

1. Go to Settings > Website > Plugins > Plugin Gallery
2. Scroll to the ORCID plugin
3. Check to make sure the note next to the ORCID plugin says “up to date”. If there is an update available, install the update by clicking “Update”.

Authors receive ORCID invitation links but cannot login #

Ensure that your ORCID plugin is actually configured and not just enabled; don’t enable it unless you are ready to configure it.

ORCID is configured but authors who click the link receive an error message #

Check to ensure that authors are using the current link and not a previous link from the sandbox. If you are on OJS 3.2 it may also be this bug in ORCID email template for authors - https://github.com/pkp/orcidProfile/issues/122 (which is resolved in 3.2-1-3 and 3.3).

Author sent “request to authorize” email cannot do so, due to integration error #

Redirect URIs are used by ORCID’s authentication service as a security measure. This prevents services from impersonating each other. Journals must register all redirect URIs: see instructions to update or request new redirect URI(s).

Author will see an error message reading: “You have reached this page due to an error with the application’s integration…”

Videos #

• OJS and ORCID introduction
• Set up the plugin
• User authorization
• Co-authors
• Article publication