How to associate an existing ScienceDirect user profile if you have forgotten it

If you already have an account in ScienceDirect but have forgotten the existing ScienceDirect user-profile (User Name and Password), firstly go to the ScienceDirect Home Page (http://www.sciencedirect.com/) and click "Forgotten password?".

forgotten password for ScienceDirect users

Your User Name and Password will be sent to the e-mail address you provide. You then need to log in with the User Name and Password to ScienceDirect at www.sciencedirect.com/ and log out quickly to validate your existing user-profile.

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To register for access with your existing ScienceDirect user profile

Once you have your existing ScienceDirect User-Profile, firstly go to the "ActivationCode Redemption" page (https://www.sciencedirect.com/jbiosc/activate/member) and enter your membership number.
 

activation page

The next step will give the option to associate an existing ScienceDirect user-profile to your society member’s access.  This means that your one user-profile will allow you to access your Members’ Access Site as well as any other ScienceDirect subscriptions.

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Once your have followed the instructions for associating an existing user-profile to the Society Member’s access, please then go to the site site(http://www.sciencedirect.com/jbiosc)and log in again with the User Name and Password.



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How to retrieve a forgotten username or password

Please remember, the Forgotten Password link will not function on the Society Service Site.  Therefore, to retrieve a forgotten ScienceDirect user-profile (User Name and Password), it is important to go to the ScienceDirect Home Page (http://www.sciencedirect.com/) and use the link "Forgotten Password?" here.

Your User Name and Password will be sent to the e-mail address you provide.
You then need to log in with the User Name and Password to Member’s Access Site at www.sciencedirect.com/jbiosc.
 

Contact

Should you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the closest Customer Support department as follows. Please mention the title of the journal you are trying to access, the URL of the site and the name of your society in your communication.
 

Customers in North, Central, and South America should contact:

Tel: 1-888-615-4500
(+1 212-462-1978 if calling from outside the USA and Canada)
Fax: +1 212-633-3680
E-mail:

Customers in Europe, The Middle East and Africa should contact:

Tel: +31 20 485 3767
Fax: +31 20 485 3432
E-mail:

Customers in Asia Pacific including Australia (except Japan) should contact:

Tel: +65 6 349 0222
Fax: +65 6 733 1510
E-mail:
 

Customers in Japan should contact:

Tel: +81 3-5561-5035
Fax: +81 3-5561-5047
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