ORCID is a free, unique, persistent identifier (PID) for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities. LUT recommends creating an ORCID identifier. ORCID promotes open science by providing a consistent way to identify researchers and link their work. This enhances visibility, encourages collaboration, ensures proper credit, and supports transparency and data sharing—all essential elements of open science. For researchers, the benefits of ORCID ID include:
Unique Identification: ORCID gives researchers a unique ID, ensuring their work is correctly attributed to them, even if they have a common name or change institutions. This helps avoid confusion and ensures researchers get credit for their work.
Increased Visibility: Researchers can create an ORCID profile that lists their publications, datasets, and other contributions. This makes their work easier to find, increasing their visibility and impact.
Facilitates Data Sharing: ORCID allows researchers to link their profiles with open access publications and datasets. This makes it easier to share data and research openly, complying with open science and funding requirements.
Supports Collaboration: ORCID helps connect researchers globally by making their profiles and work easily discoverable. This fosters collaborations and networking opportunities across disciplines and countries.
Transparency and Reproducibility: By linking data, publications, and peer reviews to ORCID profiles, research becomes more transparent. This helps others reproduce studies and verify findings, which is key for scientific integrity.
Integration with Systems: ORCID is used by publishers, universities, and funding agencies, streamlining processes like manuscript submission and grant applications. This ensures accurate record-keeping and reduces administrative burdens. In LUT Research Portal, it is possible to connect an ORCID ID to the person profile.
Recognition for Peer Review: ORCID allows researchers to record their peer review activities, giving credit for this important work and promoting transparency in the peer review process.