ORCID
What
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
