LibGuides: Researcher IDs and Profiles: ORCID iD

Step 1- Create your ORCID iD

The ORCID iD is a unique, persistent identifier for researchers. Create your ORCID iD by registering here for free. You can find here a video to guide you through the registration process.

Emails Used

If you have more than one university email address, make sure you include them all in your ORCID profile to avoid duplicate ORCID identifiers being created.
It is highly recommended to add at least one personal email address in addition to your institutional ones. In case you forgot your password and you switched institution and can no longer access the institutional email, you'll be able to reset your password using your personal email. You can keep the personal email invisible to the public.

Step 2 - Add your Publications

There are multiple ways to add your publications into your ORCID profile.

Add your publications from Google Scholar

Export from Google Scholar

Go to Google Scholar.
Log in to your Google Account (if you're not logged in).
Click on My profile in the left corner.
Select the publications that you want to export.
Click on Export and Choose BibTex .
Go to File in the top Menu of the browser and choose Save Page As (or click CTRL+S) and select All files as type.
Rename the file and add .bib at the end of the name, then Save.

Import into ORCID

Go to ORCID.
Under Works section, click on +Add and select Import BibTex .
Choose the .bib file .
Select, edit and control the visibility of any record .

More details can be found on ORCID Importing works from a BibTeX file page.

Import Publications from Scopus

Under Works section, click on +Add then Search & link .
Scroll through the list and select Scopus - Elsevier .
Select 'Authorise' and follow the steps to identify relevant publications to connect your ORCID with Scopus .

You may watch this video for further details.

Import Publications from Other Platforms

For databases or platforms directly connected with ORCID, follow the same steps as importing from Scopus (previous tab).

For databases or platforms that don't have a direct connection with ORCID, you need to export the citations in the form of BibTeX (.bib) files and then import the file into ORCID.

To import a BibTeX file (.bib):

Under Works section, click on +Add and select BibTeX.
Click on Choose BibTeX file to import and then select the BibTeX (.bib) file you want to import.
Select publications from the list that comes up
Click on Save all to add all of the publications at once or click on Save (disk) icon next to the desired publication to add the work individually.
The publications will appear in the Works section and you will be listed as the source.

You may refer to the ORCID website for more details.

Add Publication Manually

Log in to your ORCID account.
Under Works section, click on +Add and select Add Manually (image below).
Complete all required fields (Work type, and Work Title) and add the other information you have.
Choose the visibility option at the end of the record .
Save changes.

You may also import publications using the unique identifiers DOI or PMID.

More details can be found on ORCID Add Works Manually page.

Delegate your ORCID Profile

You can grant permission to one or more trusted individuals to update your ORCID record, acting as a delegate or proxy for managing your account. Other ORCID users can grant permission for you to update their records.

A trusted individual does not need to be another researcher, but must have an ORCID iD.

Click on your name in the upper right corner and select Trusted Parties .
Type in the ORCID iD, email address or the name of the trusted individual and click on search .
Click on Add Trusted Individual .

When the trusted individual signs in to their account, they will be able to toggle between their own ORCID account and the delegated account. Trusted individuals will be able to edit any information on your ORCID profile except your password and account details.