ORCID stands for Online Research Contributor iD. ORCID is a freely available tool for researchers, scholars, authors, etc.
When signing up for an ORCID, you will receive your own unique identifier that helps to distinguish you from other scholars, especially those with similar names. It has become an essential tool for anyone who is publishing, producing scholarly or creative works, doing research, presenting at conferences, or applying for grants; and is used across disciplines.
ORCID is Required by US Federal Funders:
Per the federal memorandum, NSPM-33, individuals applying for federal funding must use a Persistent Identifier (PID). Currently, ORCID is the only PID for individuals that meets the requirements. Additional details about the memorandum are provided by ORCID and Lyrasis.
Uses and benefits:
- Researcher/scholar Profile - When creating an ORCID account, an online profile of your scholarly works is automatically generated, helping to increase your visibility as a researcher/scholar
- Institutional Affiliation - Your ORCID can be linked to Syracuse University's ORCID instance by updating your current "Employment" in ORCID to Syracuse University. This helps to correctly affiliate your publications, research, and scholarship with the University.
- Save Time - Syracuse University Faculty Portfolio System - Your ORCID profile can be used to auto-populate your published scholarship in the University's Faculty Portfolio System, FPS
- Funder Systems - ORCID can be used to auto-populate your publications and scholarly activities when submitting grant applications, and is compatible with SciENcv, NSF Biosketch, and ProposalCentral.
- Publishing - Include your ORCID when submitting manuscripts on publishers websites, or include it with conference submissions
- Visibility - Add your ORCID to your email signature, CV, and research profiles such as LinkedIn and Google Scholar