Do you have an ORCID iD yet? Millions of researchers across the globe have already signed up for this permanent research identifier, which works across a range of platforms to connect researchers digitally with their research outputs.
ORCID – Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier – gives you free, lifelong control over a trusted and easily shareable record of your research activities and affiliations. Your ORCID iD also alleviates mistaken identity (many researchers have the same or similar names, use different versions of their names, or have changed their name), and allows you to link your record to other identifiers, helping you to keep your publication record up-to-date with little effort.
Importantly, the use of an ORCID iD has become international research practice for researchers, with many publishers and funders requesting it.
Signing up for an ORCID iD will take only a minute of your time.
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What is an ORCID iD?
Why have an ORCID iD
Increasingly research institutions, publishers and funding organisations are requiring your ORCID iD as you interact with them. Your ORCID iD help these organisations to simplify their workflows across their systems and platforms. This means they will easily disambiguate you with reduced errors, update and maintain your profiles on their platforms, and be able to track research activities as well as impact of your research output.
How do you register for an ORCID iD?
To register for an ORCID iD, open ORCID SIGN IN/REGISTER webpage, then select ‘Register now’ option in dark-blue. By populating the form and submitting using the Register button, you will complete registration.
If you would like to check if you already have an ORCID ID, search by your name at the ORCID searching facility.
What do I do if I have multiple ORCID iDs?
If you have more than one ORCID ID, you'll want to remove your extra account(s). Sign into the ORCID account that you'd like to keep and navigate to ‘Account settings’ at the top of the page. Scroll down to ‘Remove duplicate record’ and enter the login information for the account that you'd like to remove. For more information check Removing your additional or duplicate ORCID iD support page.
Have another author ID already? Scopus and Web of Science (ResearcherID/Publons) IDs can be linked to your ORCID.
To link your Scopus author iD to your ORCID iD, sign in to your ORCID record. From the ‘v Works’ section, hover over ‘+ Add works’ menu at the right end, then select ‘Search & link’ option. From the opened linking options provided, select Scopus and follow the prompt to link. Follow the same steps to link your ORCID iD to Publons/ResearcherID by selecting ResearcherID linking option under ‘Search & link’. Then follow the prompt for ResearcherID.
Why should I link my ORCID iD with my UCT institutional login?
How can I check if my ORCID iD is linked to my UCT institutional login?
How do I link my ORCID iD to UCT Research Portal eRA?
How do I link my ORCID iD to ZivaHub: Open Data UCT?
UCT can only add, update, or remove information in your ORCID record if you have granted authority. Please see ORCID's page about trust here for more information.