Author – Azizul Haque
Assistant Professor, Yeungnam University.
As the field of research continues to grow, it is becoming increasingly important to correctly identify researchers and acknowledge their work. Major publishing houses, research organizations, and universities around the world have recognized the need for a reliable system of identification to solve this issue. With this goal in mind, ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier) was established in Delaware, USA, in 2010.
ORCID is a non-profit organization whose primary aim is to provide each researcher with a unique ID that accurately identifies their publications, research, and contributions. ORCID is not only important for researchers, but is also a valuable tool for publishers and universities. It is used to track researchers’ contributions across publications and research projects and to ensure proper recognition for their work. ORCID helps improve the quality of research and enables proper evaluation of researchers. Anyone can create their own ID for free by registering on the ORCID website (https://orcid.org/).
Why is ORCID important?
1. Unique Identity
When researchers with the same name are affiliated with different organizations, confusion can arise due to similar or variant writing of names. ORCID provides each researcher with a unique ID, ensuring that their work is accurately reflected in their profile and that work by others is not mistakenly attributed to them because of name similarities.
2. Accurate Citation of Research Work
With the help of ORCID ID, researchers’ work is properly identified. This enables research organizations and publishers to accurately recognize researchers and ensure proper credit for their work, significantly reducing the problem of incorrect citations.
3. Unified Research Profile
Researchers often publish their work on various platforms such as Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Web of Science, etc. By using ORCID, they can create a central profile where all of their work is displayed together, providing a complete picture of their scholarly output.
4. Global Acceptance and Recognition
ORCID is an internationally accepted identification number used by major research institutions, publishing houses, and universities around the world. It provides global recognition of researchers’ work.
How does ORCID ID work?
An ORCID ID is essentially a link or URL. For example, a researcher’s ORCID could be: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5158-4558. Sometimes it is also used simply as “0000-0002-5158-4558”.
ORCID is part of the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI). ISNI is used to identify various types of contributors, such as authors or television program creators. ISNI has allocated some numbers specifically for ORCID, for example, from 0000-0001-5000-0007 to 0000-0003-5000-0001. As a result, a person can possess both IDs simultaneously, which serve as equivalents for both ISNI and ORCID.
Both ORCID and ISNI IDs consist of 16 digits, separated by hyphens after every four digits. The last digit of the ID is a special check digit to verify the validity of the ID. For example, Stephen Hawking’s ORCID number is: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9079-593X
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