ORCID and email template

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Good evening,

We would like to retrospectively send emails to authors asking them to add their ORCID ID to their publications. (The journal has just been transferred to OJS, and we have entered the publications using the Quick Submit Tool).

The email template mentions two URLs:

  • {$authorOrcidUrl}
  • {$orcidAboutUrl}

Where exactly do these URLs lead to? How can we ensure that the second URL ({$orcidAboutUrl}) links to a page on the journal site? Is it enough to create a dedicated ‘About ORCID’ page? Should it be given a special name?

I haven’t found any specific information in the two existing forum publications:

Thanks for your help

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Hello @pauplin

For the $authorOrcidUrl}:

This variable is designed to insert a link for the author to connect or authenticate their ORCID iD with OJS. When the email is sent, this URL typically directs the author to a page (often within your OJS installation) where they can log in to ORCID and authorize the connection between their ORCID iD and their publication in your journal. The exact behavior often depends on your ORCID plugin configuration and which workflow stage the email is triggered from.

For the $orcidAboutUrl:
By default, I believe it may point to the official ORCID website https://orcid.org/about, to provide additional information about ORCID to those unfamiliar with it. As to how you go about modifying it, I’m not sure - I’ll inquire with our team and try to get back to you on this. There may be other community members who may wish to weigh in if they’ve customized this successfully.

As for retroactively getting Authors to connect their ORCIDs, that’s an interesting question as well - back in version 3.2, this might have been feasible, though required unpublishing and publishing articles: https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/link-for-authors-to-connect-orcid-id-in-ojs-3-2/65693/3

-Roger
PKP Team

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Hi @pauplin,

Just a quick updated on this, I was able to confer with one of my team members who had this to say:

For the variable, don’t think there’s an easy way to do so without modifying the plugin. What is the use cause for changing it?
It’s not currently easy (the “have the author add their ORCID then unpublish/republish” is probably the only way currently. However, this will be possible starting with 3.5 e.g. if an author adds their ORCID at any point post-publication, it will be sent to ORCID

-Roger
PKP Team