Scholarly Publications: Creating and Maintaining a SSRN Account: Editing your Profile

Though there isn't much to edit on SSRN profiles, the fields that are available for editing are important.  They allow you to identify your institution and your role at that institution.  They also enable you to provide information on how to contact you, enabling other researchers to reach out to you.

1. Once you log in, you will be taken to the User Home page.  To edit your personal information, click on My Account in the menu on the left side of the screen.
   
2. Fill out the Name, Public Display Name, ORCID, Affiliations, and Photo  if applicable.  Click the Submit Updates button.
   
   
    
3. Your email should already be filled in from the registration process; however, you may add an additional email address if desired by clicking on the Change my email addresses button.
4. To add your primary affiliation, click the Edit/Add Affiliation Info button.
   
5. In the window that pops up, click the Add Affiliation button.
   
   
   
6. Search for University of Virginia in the Organization Search box.
   
   
   
7. Click the See Departments button next to University of Virginia (UVA).
   
   
   
8. Find Darden School of Business on the list.  Click on Darden School of Business (you will have an opportunity to identify your specific academic area on the next screen - do not select See Departments at this time).
   
   
   
9. Complete the form on the next screen.  Enter your title (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, etc) in the Public Display Title/Position field.  Complete the Public Display Organization Name field in the following format: University of Virginia - Darden School of Business - [your academic area].  Ensure your email address is correct and click the button labeled Submit.
   
   
   
10. Clicking Submit will close out the box.  In the main SSRN window, click on Active Affiliations in the left navigation bar to see your affiliations.  If at any time you need to edit your affiliations, visit this page.
11. To begin adding publications to your SSRN account, see the Adding Publications page of this guide.