By now, you’ve likely seen agency and OSP communications on the required use of an ORCID iD. The OSP has posted two recent blogs and co-hosted a free webinar on the purpose of the ORICD iD and agency requirements for use.
What is an ORCID?
The Open Research and Contributor Identifier (ORCID) provides a persistent digital identifier (called an ORCID iD) that serves as a career-long identifier for an individual.
Agency Requirements
As a reminder, ORCID iDs are now required for NIH Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PD/PI) on individual fellowship and career development applications.
How does someone register for an ORCID?
Registering for an ORCID iD is easy and should take no longer than two minutes to complete.
- Begin by going to ORCID.org.
- Select “SIGN IN/REGISTER” at the top, right corner.
- Select “Personal Account,” then “Register Now.” At this time, CSU does not have an Institutional Account, so be sure “Personal Account” is selected.
- Provide the requested information (name, email address, and default preferences); review and accept the Terms of Use; and REGISTER. Note: The email address used to register for the ORCID iD will serve as the system username.
- Confirm identity. If there is an existing ORCID record with the same or similar name, users will be prompted to check that it does not belong to them. If it does belong to the user, the user should select that record and sign in rather than creating a new account.
- An email will be provided to the address used to register. Complete registration by clicking the link provided in the email. Be sure to check the SPAM or JUNK folder if there isn’t an email from ORCID.
That’s all that is needed to register for an ORCID iD.
Check out this quick video tutorial on registering for an ORCID iD and look for more to be posted on the OSP Training Opportunities webpage on connecting information to an ORCID record.
Blog post by Tricia Callahan, Senior Research Education and Information Officer, Office of Sponsored Programs