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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