ORCID-iD

You can also enter your ORCID-iD in the OPUS platform so that your publication will be permanently and clearly linked with yourself (regardless of changes of name or email address, for example).

If you do not yet have an ORCID-iD, you can have one generated via the website: orcid.org.

What is an ORCID-iD?

ORCID stands for the "Open Researcher Contributor Idedntification initiative and is a non-profit organisation that was established by research institutions, publishing houses, and funding bodies. This organisation allocates the ORCID-iD numbers.

An ORCID-iD has five important characteristics that can have an affect on your publications and your academic activities:

• Personal: Independent of any institution, you can delineate your academic activities in their entirety.
• Unique: Even if there are multiple academics with your name, your ORCID iD will unambiguously identify you.
• Persistent: Even if your name, your email address, or your institutional affiliation changes, this identifier remains consistent.
• Platform independent: This identifier can be used for universities, publishing houses, databases, and funding organizations.
• Widely used internationally: Your international visibility will be heightened by clear identification.

No matter what might change in your researching career, your ORCID-iD will remain yours forever.

The following video from the university library at Würzburg shows how to create an ORCID-iD and what advantages it provides. We would like to express our thanks for the permission to use this video.