Can anyone get an ORCID iD?

Anyone who participates in research, scholarship, or innovation can register an ORCID iD for themselves free of charge, and you can use the same iD throughout your whole career — even if your name changes or you move to a different organization, discipline, or country.

How can I get Orcid?

Distinguish yourself in three easy steps

1. REGISTER. Get your unique ORCID identifier.
2. USE YOUR ORCID ID. Use your iD, when prompted, in systems and platforms from grant application to manuscript submission and beyond, to ensure you get credit for your contributions.
3. SHARE YOUR ORCID iD.

Is it compulsory to have ORCID iD?

Require. ORCID iDs are required for corresponding authors of published papers, with the understanding that ORCID iD collection should be enabled as an option for all authors and should ideally take place at submission.

Is ORCID trustworthy?

ORCID works hard to earn and maintain your trust by handling your data in a respectful, secure, and reliable environment. We follow best practices in information security and protection.

Is ORCID reliable?

In order to realize our vision, ORCID strives to enable transparent and trustworthy connections between researchers, their contributions, and their affiliations by providing a unique, persistent identifier for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities.

Is ORCID a research forum?

That means, in addition to being a registry, ORCID is an outreach initiative with the goal of connecting research and researchers. I am heartened by the numbers of registrants, the numbers and great ideas of people contributing to the ORCID iDeas Forum, and the numbers of members and integrators.

Is it necessary to have an institutional email iD to register on ORCID?

It is strongly recommended that you provide at least one additional email address on registration. This will ensure you can still use your ORCID record if you lose access to your primary email. If you added an institutional email as your primary address, we recommend adding a personal one as backup.

What is ORCID of author?

The ORCID (/ˈɔːrkɪd/ ( listen); Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a nonproprietary alphanumeric code to uniquely identify authors and contributors of scholarly communication as well as ORCID’s website and services to look up authors and their bibliographic output (and other user-supplied pieces of information).

What is the point of ORCID?

Is Academia better than ResearchGate?

I think ResearchGate lays a heavier focus on collaboration, discovery and interaction, whereas Academia.edu is trying to encourage researchers to share their articles directly with the community, i. e. they cover the publication aspect more directly.

What is are the benefits of having an ORCID iD?

Your ORCID iD is a free, unique, persistent identifier that you own and control—forever. It distinguishes you from every other researcher across disciplines, borders, and time. You can connect your iD with your professional information—affiliations, grants, publications, peer review, and more.

Can I link ORCID to ResearchGate?

You can add your unique ORCID researcher identifier to your ResearchGate profile. Go to your Profile and click on the Experience tab. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Add your memberships and other information. Fill in your ORCID ID and click Save.

What information do I need to submit to ORCID?

Last name: Your family, surname, or last name. This is not a required field, as ORCID is a global service and supports many naming conventions, but you should always include it if you have one. This field is limited to 150 characters. Primary email (required): Your primary email address, entered twice for confirmation.

How much does ORCID cost?

ORCID is, and always will be, free for researchers. Anyone who contributes in any way to research, scholarship, or innovation can register for an iD. We are supported by membership revenues from research organizations worldwide – associations, funders, publishers, research institutions, and more.

Why should I claim my own ORCID iD?

Having and using your own ORCID iD ensures that you are correctly identified. You own and control your record, managing what information is connected and how it is shared. Researcher control is a core ORCID principle. Only you can claim an ORCID iD for yourself and only you can set up your record.