Signing up for ResearchGate
ResearchGate is a professional network for active scientists and researchers. We ask that you sign up with your institutional email address to help us easily verify your involvement in current research. You can always change your email address after signing up.
To start connecting and collaborating with researchers worldwide, follow these steps:
Go to www.researchgate.net
Click Join for free.
Select your researcher type.
Enter your name, institutional email address, and choose a password.
To complete your account creation, click the link in the activation email you receive.
I don't have an institutional email address, or my institutional email address isn't recognized. Can I still sign up?
We strongly encourage the use of institutional email addresses for verification. In rare circumstances, we consider requests for accounts from individuals who do not have an institutional email but are actively engaged in research within a specialized field.
If you believe you meet these criteria, you can contact us to request an account. Please provide the following information:
Your full name.
A detailed description of your current institutional affiliation(s) and specific field of research, including any supporting links (e.g., to a university department page, research group, or recognized commercial R&D entity).
Clear evidence of recent and relevant peer-reviewed scientific or academic publications in your professional field, or evidence of recent and relevant research activity in commercial R&D within your professional field. This must demonstrate your active, specialized involvement.
A scanned copy of your current student or academic ID, or PhD enrollment certificate.
We do not accept CVs, lengthy documents, or submissions from hobbyists, retired researchers, or individuals researching outside their established professional expertise. Submitting a request does not guarantee acceptance, and all decisions are entirely at our discretion. Due to the high volume of requests, we cannot guarantee that you will be informed of the outcome of your submission.
Why haven't I received the activation email?
If you haven't received your activation email within 24 hours, please try the following:
Check your spam mail folder.
Check all of your email folders, as some email clients automatically filter emails into different categories.
Add ResearchGate to your address book. You can find instructions here.
Contact your email administrator to ensure all emails from @researchgate.net and @researchgatemail.net can be received. More information is available here.
Once you’ve tried all of the above options, you can request another activation email here. Fill in your email address, and click Submit. You should receive a new activation email within 5 minutes. If you have requested multiple activation emails, only the latest link will be active.
What can I do if the link in my activation email doesn't work?
Links in emails can sometimes be blocked by the security settings of your email client (e.g., Outlook or Apple Mail). Look for an option at the top of the email to allow links or pictures from the sender address. If this option isn't available, you may need to adjust a security setting in your email client.
We also suggest adding ResearchGate to your address book to prevent this issue in the future. You can find instructions on how to do this here.
As a workaround, you can forward the activation email to another email account you own that is not experiencing this issue and click on the link there.
What should I do if I entered the wrong email address during signup?
If you signed up with an incorrect email address, please sign up again with the correct email. We cannot change the email address associated with your initial signup. You may need to clear your browser's cookies before signing up again.
Can I access ResearchGate content without an account?
We believe scientific results should be accessible to everyone. You are welcome to browse ResearchGate and discover content such as publications, jobs, and discussions without being registered. Just go to Publications, Jobs, or Questions.
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