ORCiD (as opposed to ResearcherID or ScopusID) is maintained and developed by a not-for-profit organisation. At the same time it is supported by an international community consisting of research institutions, publishers, funders, scholarly organisations and other key stakeholders in the environment of Research & Development.
Key reasons to register for ORCiD
- Free academic profile
- better visibility for your research
- barrier free access to your CV from anywhere
- Solves problem with special characters in your name
- Differentiation from researchers with same name as yours
- Connects your different profile under one
- Modern and free API for web integration (More information to the API)
Showcase profile: orcid.org/0000-0003-2723-7289