ORCID Advocacy Toolkit/Understanding ORCID

ORCID is an international, interdisciplinary, open, non-proprietary, and not-for-profit organization created by the research community for the benefit of all stakeholders. The name comes from "Open Researcher and Contributor IDentifier," though it's simply known as "ORCID."

Your ORCID is yours throughout your career, no matter where you work, who funds you, whether your name or field of research changes, or if your name appears in different forms in different places. This persistent digital identifier distinguishes you from other researchers and creates automatic links among all your professional activities.

• Official ORCID Registration: https://orcid.org/register
• ORCID Support Center: https://support.orcid.org/
• What is ORCID and How Do I Use It?: https://support.orcid.org/hc/en-us/articles/360006897334

• ORCID API Documentation: For institutions looking to integrate ORCID
• Member Portal: Resources for institutional members
• Integration Guides: Step-by-step technical implementation resources

• ORCID Blog: Latest updates and community stories
• Webinar Series: Regular training sessions and updates
• Regional Consortia: Connect with ORCID communities in your area

• correct attribution of work, which includes affiliation

• ORCID iDs often required by funders, publishers and other external partners

• ORCID integrates with a variety of systems (CRIS, repositories, grant management), saving time and reducing errors on reporting for rankings, impact, strategic planning etc.

• reduces the burden on researchers of re-entering the same information in multiple systems

• ORCID is an international standard, making the university and its researchers more visible in researcher networks

See: What is Advocacy?