Connect your ORCID to Symplectic now (for staff only)

What is ORCID? 

ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a global, not-for-profit organisation.

What is ORCID iD?

ORCID iD is a free, unique, persistent identifier (PID) for individuals to use for all their research-related activities and outputs. It is a 16-character alphanumeric code unique to the user helping them distinguish from each other.

Distinguish yourself with ORCID

An ORCID iD is a unique researcher identifier which can be added to your research outputs to ensure that your work is easily distinguished from that of other researchers. ORCID is becoming an international standard with over 1.5 million iDs registered by researchers, and now used by an increasing number of publishers, funders and universities. 

Your ORCID profile is managed by you and can be linked to a range of information such as publications, grants, education and employment history. 

Find out more about ORCID at Imperial at the ORCID Project, or by reading Your name is not good enough: introducing the ORCID researcher identifier at Imperial College London.

 

Orcid IDs

Why get an ORCID iD?

You will get credit for your work and others will easily find your research (no matter how many people have your same or similar name).

You can record your ‘grey literature’ in your ORCID, such as reports, working papers, blog posts, and even videos.

ORCID helps reduce the negative consequences of name changes.

An ORCID iD will move with you across institutions, ensuring continuity of identity across your career and beyond.

You will easily be able to keep track of and report on your work to funders, publishers, and institutions.

Many funders now require you to have an ORCID iD to submit your grant application.

ORCID is a community-driven project, open to all researchers in any discipline and at any career stage.

ORCID allows you to authenticate with different platforms, such as GitHub and the Research Council’s grant system (Je-S).

Many journals and publishers now require you to submit your manuscript via ORCID.

Where to use an ORCID iD

Add your ORCID iD to your Symplectic profile and any items tagged with your iD will automatically be claimed by Symplectic.

In grant applications.

As of July 2015 Research Councils UK are investigating ORCID integration with its systems.

With systems of over 150 members including publishers, funders and research management tools.

On GitHub to distinguish yourself in a project.

How to get an ORCID iD

If you HAVE a Symplectic profile

Creating an ORCID iD via Symplectic means your iD is automatically linked to your Symplectic profile

Create an ORCID iD and connect to Symplectic

If you DO NOT HAVE a Symplectic profile

Staff and students without a Symplectic profile can still get the benefits of an ORCID iD by registering at orcid.org

Create an ORCID iD at ORCID.org

What is ORCID?

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Learn how the ORCID identifier can ensure that your publications, datasets, and other research outputs are connected with your name every time. 

To read more about ORCID, please check out About ORCID - ORCID