Marking an Author Incorrect on a Publication

Overview

ResearchLogix automatically links investigators to publications based on PubMed name matching. Occasionally, a name match may incorrectly attribute a publication to a member who is not an author. The Unlink Author feature lets administrators flag these incorrect links without permanently deleting them. If a mistake is made, the link can be restored at any time.

Marking an Author as Incorrect

1. Navigate to CCSG > Publications in the left sidebar to open the Publication Workspace.
2. Locate the publication and click its title to open the publication detail page.
3. Click the Linked Authors tab.
   
    
4. Find the author in the Currently Linked Authors table.
5. Click the Unlink Author button on that author's row.
6. A confirmation message will appear: "Author has been updated for this publication."

The author's name will appear with a strikethrough to indicate they have been marked incorrect. They will no longer be counted in publication reports, program metrics, or citation exports for this publication.

Note: Unlinking an author does not delete the record — it simply flags the link as incorrect. The publication itself remains in the system.

Restoring an Author (Undoing a Mistake)

If an author was unlinked by mistake, you can restore them from the same Linked Authors tab:

1. Navigate back to the publication's Linked Authors tab.
2. Find the author shown with strikethrough styling.
3. Click the Relink Author button on their row.
4. A confirmation message will appear: "Author has been updated for this publication."

The author is immediately restored and will be included in reports and metrics again.

Reviewing All Rejected Publications

You can review a full account-wide list of publications that have at least one incorrectly marked author from the Rejected Publications page.

1. Navigate to CCSG > Publications > Rejected Publications, or go directly to:
       https://app.rlogx.com/CCSG/publications/rejected-publications   
2. The table lists all affected publications along with author and date information.
3. Use the Export to CSV button to download the list for offline review.

Use this page as a safety net any time you need to audit or reverse incorrect author flags across the account.

Tips & Notes

• Unlink Author and Relink Author are a toggle — clicking either one flips the author's status immediately.
• Unlinked authors are visually identified by a strikethrough on the Linked Authors tab.
• This action is logged in the publication's history for auditing purposes.
• If a member's name is consistently causing incorrect matches, consider updating their PubMed Aliases on their profile to improve future matching accuracy.