Changes Coming to NCBI Accounts Login
(NCBI, SciENcv & MyBibliograph)
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is transitioning from using local account passwords (the password you created at NCBI) for logging into NCBI to using only third-party logins (your username and password from NIH, Google, Login.gov, ORCiD, your university or research institution account, etc).
This change will NOT affect the data in your account, such as your MyBibliography, SciENcv, or submission data. You will also keep your NCBI Username, you just won’t be able to log in with it anymore.
If you currently log into NCBI using your NIH password...
Keep logging in that way. There is no need for change at this time. We will alert you when the next phase comes.
If you currently log into NCBI using other third-party password(s)...
Keep logging in that way. There is no need for change at this time. We will alert you when the next phase comes.
If you currently log into NCBI using your NCBI password...
You must change now to a third-party login. Notice on the NCBI login information page that you have options right now.
You can use one of many options. DSP's Oliva Smith is available to assist you with the process.
Timeline of Changes to NCBI Login
Summer 2021 - As of June 22, 2021, users are no longer be able to create an account with an NCBI-managed password. Shortly afterward, NCBI will be launching a software tool (“wizard”) to walk you through the process of disabling your NCBI password and linking a third-party login. NCBI is rolling out the wizard gradually this summer, so you may not see it right away.
September 2021 - Login.gov will be required. DSP will provide more information as it becomes available from NCBI.
June 2022 - Any accounts without valid third-party logins linked to them will no longer be accessible through NCBI login pages. The data in the accounts will be preserved and procedures will be available for data recovery.
What do I need to do right now?
Link at least one third-party login to your account now and start using it to log into NCBI. (If you already login using your NIH password, you already have a third-party login.) By acting now, you will ensure no difficulties or delays in accessing your accounts come June 2022, at which point special procedures will be required to access accounts without linked 3rd-party logins. For directions, see:
How do I link third-party logins to my NCBI account?
Read the NCBI Account Login FAQs for more information.
