![Illustration: Login form with “Forgot your password?” link] Clicking that link will take you to a simple password reset form. You will be asked for one thing only : the email address associated with your PKP user account.

Don’t panic—regaining access to your journal, preprint server, or conference system takes less than two minutes. We’ve all been there. You’re trying to log in to your PKP-based system (OJS, OPS, or OCS) to review a submission, edit metadata, or assign a reviewer, and… blank . The password is gone.

If you’re an administrator running a PKP system for others, consider adding a short “Password Reset Help” page on your journal’s website—it saves everyone time.

The good news: PKP makes it very easy to reset your password, whether you are a , editor , reviewer , or author .

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Forgot Your PKP Password? Here’s Exactly How to Reset It (OJS/OPS/OCS)

Enter the exact email address you registered with. If you’ve changed roles (e.g., from author to editor), use the email linked to that user profile.