About ORCID

What is ORCID?

ORCID, which stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID, is a free, unique, persistent identifier (PID) for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities. We provide ORCID to researchers free of charge so that we may realize our vision of connecting all who participate in research, scholarship, and innovation are uniquely identified and connected to their contributions across disciplines, borders, and time.

Why get an ORCID?

People use “ORCID” or “ORCID iD” interchangeably, but what they’re talking about is a 16-digit number and the associated record (sometimes called a profile) that stores automatic links to all your research, and links all your research with you. By allowing trusted organizations to add your research information to your ORCID record, you can spend more time conducting your research and less time managing it.

  • More time for research

    By allowing trusted organizations to add your research information to your ORCID record, you can spend more time conducting your research and less time managing it!

  • Name flexibility

    ORCID helps reduce the negative consequences of name changes so you will no longer be limited to the name you used when you began your career.

  • Customizable visibility

    ORCID links all your research together, while you control the visibility of each piece of data. Set your visibility to public to increase your discoverability!

  • Uniquely yours

    Distinguish yourself and claim credit for your work while controlling access to your data, no matter how many people have your same (or similar) name.

  • Reduced admin burden

    Experience greater ease as an increasing number of manuscript submission or grant application forms can be auto-populated when you log into their systems with your ORCID, like NIH Biosketch, ScienCV, CiênciaVitae, Portuguese FCT, and OJS.

  • Portable profile data

    Easily share your data between your record and an increasing number of funding, publications, data repositories, and other research workflows.

Optimize your ORCID

  • Connect your record

    In your record, you have access to nearly 1,200 integrations across research and academic institutions, publishers, funders, and other service providers and more are being added all the time! Learn how to connect your record here.

  • Ensure your work is discoverable

    Did you know the visibility of each piece of data in your ORCID record is controlled by you? Learn how to adjust visibility to make your work discoverable—or keep some things private or shared only with your trusted organizations. It’s up to you!

  • Enhance discoverability of your funding history

    Add funding information to your record by manually, or by importing from other systems such as DimensionsWizard.

  • Automatic updates to your record as you publish

    Ensure that data such as peer reviews and other works automatically get pushed to your record when they become available by linking your record with Datacite, Crossref or Publons.

For detailed information, please visit the official website


Source: https://info.orcid.org/researchers/

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