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Subject line: or title: ORCID iDs ensure you get credit for ALL of your work
Do you worry about getting credit for your research because your name is common or you have
publications under multiple aliases? Do you struggle to keep track of all of your research outputs? Are you
annoyed by having to enter the same information over and over in manuscript and grant submission
systems?
To solve these problems, there’s now ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID is
registry of unique identifiers for researchers and scholars that is open, non-proprietary, transparent,
mobile, and community-based. ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier to DISTINGUISH YOU from
all other researchers, AUTOMATICALLY LINKING your professional activities. For example,
Funding organizations like the U.S. NIH, Wellcome Trust, and Portuguese FCT, and are
requesting ORCID iDs during grant submission and plan to use it to reduce the burden of
grant submission
Publishers are collecting ORCID iDs during manuscript submission, and your ORCID iD becomes
a part of your publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you
Universities and research institutes such as Harvard, Oxford, Michigan, Boston, NYU Langone
Medical Center, and Texas A&M encourage ORCID adoption, and many are creating ORCID iDs
for their faculty, postdocs, and graduate students!
Professional associations like the Society for Neuroscience and Modern Language Association
are incorporating ORCID iDs into membership renewal
Over time, this collaborative effort will reduce redundant entry of biographical and bibliographical data
into multiple systems. Your ORCID iD will belong to you throughout your scholarly career as a
persistent identifier to distinguish you from other researchers and ensure consistent, reliable
attribution of your work.
To get started:
1.Claim your free ORCID iD athttp://orcid.org/register
2. Import your research outputs and add biographical information using our automated import wizards
3. Use your ORCID when you apply for grants, submit publications, or share your CV. Learn more
at http://orcid.org