Activating Association
Codes on Springer
Link
https://link.springer.com/February 2024

1Introduction
Welcome.
If you are reading this then you have likely received an association code from your society, organisation
or institution and are wondering how to use it.
If you are new to Springer Link, then please start at the beginning with registering a new account.
If you already have a Springer Link account that you are using, then please jump ahead to the slide for
instructions to activate Your Association Code.
Contents:• Registering a New Account• Activating Your Association Code• Accessing Journal Content2Registering a New AccountPlease go to http://link.springer.com/• To register a new account on Springer Link please go to “Log in”:

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Registering a New AccountPlease fill in all fields as required• Given names• Family name• Password (12 or more characters)• Repeat password

Please be informed that you will need to accept our terms of use.

➔ to read our terms of use click on “Privacy Statement.” to be automaticallyre-directed to the following link https://my-profile.springernature.com/privacy-policy

4Registering a New AccountPlease note:• Your username for Springer Link will always be your email-address.
• Your password needs to meet the following requirements: Minimum 12 characters.
When you have finished entering all your details please click on “ Register”
After registration is complete, you may proceed to activate your Association Code.

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Activating Your Association CodeOnce you have a Springer Link account you can activate your Association Code:• Log in to your Springer Link account. (on the right side at the top).
• You will now see your e-mail address displayed on the top-right-hand side of the screen.

• Click on “Manage account” and then on “Linked Institutions”

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Activating Your Association CodeWe recommend copying and pasting
your code in order to avoid any typing errors.
• Now click “Link institution”.
• You should see a message
informing you or your new accessdetails.
•You are now anassociated member of your society,institution or conference.
Important: it is now necessary to log out and then log back in for access to be updated.

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Accessing Journal Content
Once you have logged out and back in, you will have access to your publication .
To locate your journal please search for the journal title in the Springer Link search box.

• Your results may include other titles as well as articles from the journal you are looking for.
• Please locate your journal title in the search results.
• It may sometimes be necessary to scroll through the list to find your journal

8Accessing Journal Content

Now you are on the journal’s homepage.
To see all the available articles (including all back issues)
click on “View all Volume & Issues”.
Now you will see the whole content of the journal
and you can make your own selection.

9Accessing Book Content
Once you have logged out and back in,
you will have access to your publication.
• To locate your book please search forthe book title in the Springer Link search box.
• Please locate your booktitle in the search results.
• It may sometimes be necessary
to scroll through the list to find your book.

• Click on the book name to be taken to the book´s home page.
Now you are on the book’s homepage. You can download the whole book or select individual book chapters.

10Accessing Book Content