Creating an ORCID iD is quick and simple - it only takes 30 seconds!
Once submitted, you will be provided with your ORCID iD, a 16-digit number, via email. Please follow the link in this email to verify your email address, completing your registration.
After you have registered for your ORCID iD, please email your unique 16-digit identifier to researchlibrarysupport@sruc.ac.uk so it can be added to the SRUC ORCID iD master list.
If you are unsure whether you have already have an ORCID iD, you can check using the search function on their website.
You can search the link below, by 'name' to see any existing IDs.
If you try to register with the same email address as before, ORCID will ask you to log in rather than register. However if you register with a different email address, ORCID will assume you are a different person.
Avoid creating multiple IDs and make sure to email your ORCID iD to researchlibrarysupport@sruc.ac.uk to be included in the SRUC master list.
It is up to you to decide how much information about yourself and your scholarly activities you want to include in your ORCID profile, and whether you want to share it publicly or keep it private.
To maximise your ORCID iD, it is recommended that you add some basic details to your profile:
Add at least some personal information (brief bio, education and/or employment) to your ORCID record, and make it public. This can help others distinguish you from people with the same name, if they don't know your ORCID iD.
Add name variants, that you have used during your career and to publish your research outputs, including any extra initials or surname changes.
Add an additional email address (it remains private unless you it to be shown) just in case you lose access to the email address that you first registered with.
More detailed instructions on how to add these details and build other areas of your profile are available in this guide under the tab Building your ORCID profile.
If you have any questions about ORCID or would like assistance or further information, you can contact researchlibrarysupport@sruc.ac.uk.