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Claiming authorship

When you sign up for Chive, your existing eprints from arXiv, bioRxiv, and other sources aren't automatically linked to your account. The claiming process lets you verify and take ownership of your prior work.

Why claim authorship?​

Claiming links imported eprints to your Chive identity:

  • Your claimed papers appear on your profile
  • You receive notifications for reviews and endorsements
  • Your papers show as "verified" to other users
  • You can respond to reviews and engage with readers

Finding your papers​

Automatic suggestions​

After you complete your profile (especially ORCID linking), Chive suggests papers that may be yours:

  1. Go to Dashboard → Import Your Papers
  2. Review the Suggested For You tab

Suggestions are ranked by a multi-signal scoring system. Each paper receives a score from 0 to 100; only papers scoring 10 or above appear in your suggestions.

Identity signals (0-50 pts)

SignalPoints
ORCID exact match50
External ID match (Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex author ID)40

Name matching (0-30 pts)

Name matching is token-based: your name is split into tokens and compared against each author entry on the paper.

Match typePoints
Exact full name30
Partial match (2+ matching tokens)15
Single token match5

Name scores are penalized by author count to reduce false matches on large collaborations:

Author countScore multiplier
1-10100%
11-5050%
51-20020%
200+5%

Content overlap (0-30 pts, acts as a gate)

Papers are checked against your research fields using the OpenAlex topic taxonomy. If a paper has no field overlap with your profile AND scores below 40 from identity and name signals alone, its score is capped at 5 (effectively filtered out). This prevents irrelevant matches; for example, a linguist named "White" will not see ATLAS particle physics papers authored by a different "White."

Network signals (0-20 pts)

SignalPoints
Affiliation match10
Co-author overlap with your claimed papers10

Suggestion sources​

Suggestions come from two places:

  • On Chive: Papers already on Chive that may be yours. These appear first and include "View on Chive" and "Request Co-authorship" options.
  • External sources: Papers from arXiv, Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, and other indexed sources. These include an "Import Paper" option.

Duplicates across sources are automatically removed by matching on DOI.

Dismissing suggestions​

To dismiss a suggestion you are not interested in, click the X button on the suggestion card. Dismissed papers will not appear in future suggestions. Dismissals are stored server-side and persist across sessions.

If a paper isn't suggested:

  1. Click Search External Sources
  2. Enter the paper title, DOI, or arXiv ID
  3. Select the paper from results
  4. Click Start Claim

If a particular external source is temporarily unavailable, a warning banner indicates which sources encountered errors. Results from the remaining working sources are still displayed.

The verification process​

Chive verifies claims using multiple evidence sources linked to your profile.

Evidence sources​

SourceHow it works
ORCIDPaper linked to your verified ORCID iD (highest confidence)
Semantic ScholarPaper claimed on your Semantic Scholar profile
OpenReviewPaper submitted via your OpenReview account
OpenAlexPaper linked to your OpenAlex author ID
arXiv ownershipYou're listed as paper owner on arXiv
Institutional emailYour handle domain matches the paper's affiliation
Coauthor confirmationA verified coauthor confirms your authorship
Name matchAuthor name matches your profile (lowest confidence)

Verification process​

  1. Link accounts: Connect ORCID, Semantic Scholar, or other academic profiles to your Chive account
  2. Start claim: Select a paper and initiate the claim process
  3. Evidence collection: Chive checks your linked accounts for matching records
  4. Review: Claims with strong evidence (ORCID match) are prioritized; weaker evidence may require manual review

Completing a claim​

Once you import a paper:

  1. Your Chive client creates a pub.chive.eprint.submission record in your Personal Data Server (PDS)
  2. Chive indexes the record and links it to your AT Protocol identity
  3. The paper appears on your profile

What gets created​

The import creates a pub.chive.eprint.submission record in your PDS containing:

  • Paper metadata (title, abstract, authors)
  • Link to the original source (arXiv, bioRxiv, etc.)
  • BlobRef pointing to the PDF in the original repository

You own this record. It stays in your PDS even if you leave Chive.

Claim statuses​

StatusMeaning
PendingClaim submitted, awaiting record creation
ApprovedRecord created and indexed
RejectedClaim could not be verified

Troubleshooting​

My paper wasn't found​

  • Try searching by DOI or arXiv ID instead of title
  • Check that the paper is indexed in arXiv, OpenReview, or other supported sources
  • Recently published papers may take a few days to appear

Improving your suggestions​

To get better paper suggestions, listed from highest to lowest impact:

  • Link your ORCID (50 pts): The strongest identity signal. An exact ORCID match guarantees a paper appears in your suggestions.
  • Add research keywords to your profile: Enables content overlap scoring, which filters out papers outside your fields.
  • Claim papers on Chive: Each claimed paper builds your topic profile and co-author network, improving network signal scores.
  • Add institutional affiliations: Enables affiliation matching (10 pts per match).
  • Add name variants (maiden name, initials, etc.) in profile settings: Improves token-based name matching accuracy.

The wrong person claimed my paper​

Report the claim:

  1. Go to the paper's page
  2. Click Report → Incorrect authorship claim
  3. Provide evidence of your authorship

Disputed claims are reviewed by trusted editors.

Privacy considerations​

  • Your claim history is visible only to you
  • Rejected claims are not public
  • You can withdraw a pending claim at any time
  • Verified claims are public (the paper shows on your profile)