Impact Challenge 2021: ORCID

Why use ORCID?

An ORCID is a persistent digital identifier that is associated with you as a researcher. An ORCID can:

• Distinguish you from all other researchers, especially those with similar names;
• Provide name disambiguation if you have changed your name at any point or go by slightly different names in publications (J Smith, Jay Smith, Jay D Smith, JD Smith, etc.);
• Stay with you as move from one employer to another;
• Track your scholarly output - articles, books & chapters, presentations, datasets, peer reviews, and more.

How to use ORCID

ORCID is increasingly required by funders and publishers. When publishers and funders 1) link your ORCID to your publications and grants, and 2) share the data describing those links with ORCID, your profile is automatically updated. 

Making the most of your ORCID

• Add your employment and education affiliations, professional/scholarly memberships, and (maybe) a brief bio.
• Make your profile public so others can see information about you, your affiliations, works, grants, and more.
• Allow "Trusted Organizations" like CrossRef and DataCite to add data to your ORCID profile (instructions below)

Example ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5455-1471