ORCID / SciENcv
Overview of the ORCID and SciENcv author profile platforms and best practices for creating biosketches in each.
What is ORCID?
- ORCID: Open Researcher and Contributor ID
- Free to use for researchers
- Creates personal identification number for each researcher/contributor profile
- ORCID can easily be shared on other platforms
Why Use ORCID?
- Researchers may efficiently create and maintain their academic researcher profile in one central place
- ORCID can be used as login credentials and data with multiple social network or biosketch profile platforms, including SciENcv
- ORCID contains multiple data types (work history, education, publications, author/contributor credits) which can be applicable to multiple types of research compliances
