All My NCBI accounts must be linked to a third-party (or federated) authenticator such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, ORCID, the US Government's login.gov service, or a Rush single sign-on account.
Previously, My NCBI accounts used an independent, NCBI-managed usernames and passwords; this service was retired in June 2021. If your My NCBI account was created before 2021, and has not yet been converted to use federated authentication, you will need to complete the steps outlined in this blog post in order to continue using it.
NLM has published a page of FAQs on the transition to federated authentication.
Which account should I link to My NCBI?
Any authentication service you already use can be easily linked to My NCBI. However, as a Rush user, keep the following in mind:
- For security reasons, Rush blocks access to many email and social media sites from its campus networks. Though you may use Google for your primary personal email account, it may be difficult to use it to sign in to My NCBI while at Rush. Faculty, researchers, and other users who primarily access PubMed from an on-campus workstation may want to choose an account that is easy to use at Rush (e.g. a Rush account or an NIH eRA Commons account)
- Students, interns, and other individuals who expect to retain their My NCBI account after their relationship with Rush ends may want to choose a personal account. Otherwise, it may be necessary to remember to switch before access to Rush email is discontinued.
- If you would prefer not to use either your personal social login or email or your Rush account, ORCID is a good option for researchers and other academics.
Can library staff reset my password, set up a new third party login, or help me regain access to a My NCBI account?
Library staff do not manage or support My NCBI accounts maintained by Rush users. Requests for support should be directed to the NLM Support Center.