Submitted by Emma Bonsall on Tue, 30/06/2015 - 10:50
ORCiD and Symplectic are now integrated such that researchers can create, or connect an existing ORCiD ID directly from their Symplectic profile.
ORCiDs (Open Researcher and Contributor iDs) are unique identifiers for researchers, used to disambiguate you from other researchers with the same name, and provide a means to identify and unite any variations. ORCiD IDs are linked to and increasingly required by many publishers, repositories and funders.
An ORCiD profile is connected to you as an individual, not to your institution and this link does not change that; but it can help to streamline updates to your profile in Symplectic and connect apparently disparate profiles and sources of information. For example, ORCiD accounts can be linked to a variety of other sources including MLA BibLink and arXiv as well as Dimensions and other profile tools such as Scopus Author ID and ResearcherID to draw in relevant information. Similarly, when a user and a publication share an ORCiD ID the publication is automatically added to Symplectic without an email notification or the need to accept it as a pending publication in Symplectic. An ORCiD account can also make it easier to add publications when importing from sources such as Google Scholar.
Click here for more information about ORCiD.
Linking ORCiD IDs to Symplectic is a simple process; click here to find out more (requires Raven login)