ORCID
An ORCID is a unique number for individuals to use with their name as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities. ORCID stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID. Creating an ORCID also provides you with a public profile page where you can list your publications (known in the profile as "works"), and other CV information such as education, employment etc.
Applications
- Distinguish yourself from other researchers with the same or similar name to you
- Minimise repetitive data entry by linking systems together
- Comply with funders and Publishers requirement for including ORCID IDs - view the NHMRC and ARC Statement on Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
- Connect your ORCID ID and Deakin Elements profile
- Link your ORCID ID and share information with other author identifier systems, including your Scopus Author ID and Web of Science ResearcherID
- Develop your ORCID profile page and you can import or list your publications, employment and education details
- Include your ORCID ID on your CV, email signature and more
Considerations
- You need to create your ORCID yourself
- All researchers at Deakin are strongly encouraged to link their ORCID to Elements
- ORCID doesn't provide publication metrics itself, but is used by many databases and systems to manage your publications
Tip
To help promote your research, we strongly recommend that your ORCID profile is connected to your Elements and linked to other identifiers. So that publications can be automatically claimed from your linked identifiers into ORCID and Elements.
Manage your ORCID profile
To create your ORCID profile authors and researchers can fill out ORCID's free and simple online registration form. Once you have registered with ORCID you can populate your ORCID profile with your publications by linking to other identifiers or exporting publications Elements.
Link ORCID profile with other identifiers
Your ORCID profile can be linked to other identifiers such as , such as Scopus, Web of Science, ResearcherID or PubMed, by following the steps below:
- Access your ORCID
- Scroll down to the Works section
- Click Add Works
- Then select Search and Link
- Choose one of the options and follow the instructions on screen to import your publications. Note: Scopus is a useful option if many of your publications are indexed in it.
Export publications Elements to ORCID profile
Publications from your Elements can be exported as a BibTex file (this is file type makes computer readable publication metadata) into your ORCID profile, by following the steps below:
- Log in to Elements, then Select Menu and then Publications to see a list of your publications.
- Click Export at the top of the page to export all publications. Alternatively, tick the box next to each publication that you want to add to ORCID then click Export.
- From the Export list that pops up, select BibTex.
- Save the BibTex file to your desktop.
- Then access ORCID.
- Scroll down to the Works section
- Click on Add Works and select Import BibTex.
- Select Choose File, and choose the BibTex file you downloaded from Elements.
- Once imported, the publication records will appear in a list, click Save All. Alternatively, you can use the save and rubbish bin icons to save or trash each record individually.
- Then refresh your browser, the new publications are now in the Works list.
Further help with ORCID
For further information and instructions on ORCID profiles check out the ORCID Help Center and ORCID FAQs. Otherwise feel free to contact your Scholarly Services Librarian.