How to confirm my authorship to add it to my profile?

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See https://explore.researchgate.net/display/support/How+to+add+research for instructions.

If you mean a specific publication where an incorrect DOI is given, you should contact the author directly (use the "Message" button in their profile). If you write to the whole community, it remains unclear which publication you mean, and the author will certainly not see your message.