When users try to authenticate their ORCID iD using a link provided in an email from OJS, they find the link has already been used, or it’s invalid.
The problem is described in this GitHub issue https://github.com/pkp/orcidProfile/issues/281, and it’s resolvable by upgrading the ORCID profile plugin. The documentation hasn’t been updated yet, so I’m documenting the issue here until my pull request is reviewed.
Affected software
OJS version 3.2-x
Solution
The latest version of OJS 3.2.1-5 includes an ORCID profile plugin version 1.1.2.28. You can check this by opening the version.xml file under your OJS web directory > plugins > generic > orcidProfile folder. To fix the said issue, you need to update the plugin to version 1.1.2.30. You can do this via the plugin gallery, or by downloading the plugin at this link, and uploading it to the plugins > generic folder.
Now, when the user clicks the authorization link, the system presents them with a successful verification message.
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