Inviting colleagues to ResearchGate

Connecting with your co-authors and peers on ResearchGate is a great way to increase the visibility of your research and stay up-to-date with their work and publications.

There are two primary ways to invite researchers to join your network.

1. Inviting Your Co-authors

You can invite co-authors directly from a shared publication or from your profile page.

Option A: From a Publication

1. Go to any publication you have co-authored together.

2. Hover your mouse over your co-author's name in the author list.

3. Click the Invite button that appears.

4. Enter your co-author's email address and click Send invite.

Option B: From Your Profile Page

1. While logged in, click your profile picture in the top right corner of any ResearchGate page.

2. If you have co-authors who are not yet on ResearchGate, you will see the option Invite your co-authors. Click this option.

3. Enter your co-author's email address and click Send.

2. Inviting Other Colleagues and Peers

You can also invite colleagues with whom you haven't co-authored a publication.

1. Visit the Suggest Researcher page.

2. Click the blue Invite colleagues button on the page.

3. Enter your colleague's email address and click Invite.

Note: Before sending any invitation, you can click Preview email to see exactly what your colleague will receive.

Important Information about Invitations

• Consent: Invitations will only be sent in your name and on your behalf when you actively click the Send or Invite button. ResearchGate will never email your colleagues without your prior consent.

• Reminders: In some cases, ResearchGate may send up to two reminders following your initial invitation.

• Tracking: You can always view the status of invitations you have sent by clicking here.