Federated identity returned by ORCID is already linked to another user
You experience the Federated identity returned by ORCID is already linked to
another user error while connecting your ORCID iD to your Research Exchange account.
Why it happens
The most likely reason this issue occurs is because ORCID allows multiple email addresses to be associated with the same ORCID iD, whereas Research Exchange allows only a single email address to be associated with each Research Exchange account.
For example:
You have a single ORCID iD.
Your following two email addresses are associated with your ORCID iD:
You submit a manuscript using Research Exchange, creating a Research Exchange account with
[email protected]. You associate your ORCID iD
with your Research Exchange account.
Some time later, you begin to submit a second manuscript using Research Exchange, creating a second Research Exchange
account with [email protected]. You attempt to
associate your ORCID iD with this second Research Exchange account,
and receive the Federated identity returned by ORCID is already linked
to another user error.