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Log in to your <a style="font-size: 15px;" title="Symplectic Elements account link opens in a new window" href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/SymplecticElements/login.html" target="_blank">Symplectic Elements account</a></p> <p>2. Go to <strong>Menu > My Account > Settings >ORCID Settings</strong></p> <p> </p> <p> <img class="two-thirds " alt="" src="/media/images/non-standard-dimensions/orcid-1-sml.jpg"/></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div><div class="row wysiwyg"> <p> 3. Under <strong>Configure connection</strong> click on <strong>Register or Connect your ORCID iD</strong>.</p> <p><strong><img class="two-thirds " alt="" src="/media/images/non-standard-dimensions/orcid-2-sml.jpg"/><br></strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> </div><div class="row wysiwyg"> <p>4. Sign in to ORCID. 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