LibGuides: Researcher e-Visibility: ORCiD

ORCID@Wits

ORCiD stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID. It is a sixteen-digit permanent unique identifier used to link researchers to their academic outputs/publications. It aims to solve common issues such as:

Not getting credit for your research because your name is common or because you have published using a different version of your name
Struggling to find a central place to keep track of all your research outputs
Having to spend time entering the same information continuously in publisher and grant submission systems

ORCID

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Publishers Who Require ORCID

List of journals and publishers who require ORCID iDs from authors

Registering A New ORCID Profile

STEP 1: Claim your ORCID identifier
This guide will help you claim your ORCID ID so you can automate the collection of your work and related metrics.
STEP 2: Load your ORCID onto the Wits ORCID Portal
This step will create a Staff Profile page for you on the Wits ORCID Portal that will not require you to do any maintenance. Why? Because it will be drawn from your ORCID profile.

How to import works into your ORCiD record using a Search & Link wizard.
Find out how and why to import works into your ORCiD record from another system that has created an ORCiD Search & Link wizard

Linking your ORCiD with other identifiers:

Scopus AuthorID: linking your Scopus ID to your ORCiD profile

Google Scholar : importing publications from Google Scholar into ORCiD profile

NRF ORCID Statement
The NRF requires that all researchers and students applying for funding and
rating at the NRF have an ORCID identifier.

Presentation: ORCiD: A simple basis for digital data governance
Presentation to the University by Matthew Buys, Regional Director, ORCiD.

Auto-Updating Records in ORCID

Researchers: You need to do two things: (1) use your ORCID iD when submitting a paper or dataset, and (2) authorize Crossref and DataCite to update your ORCID record. In keeping with our commitment to ensuring that researchers maintain full control of their ORCID record, you may revoke this permission at any time, and may also choose privacy settings for the information posted on your record.
Publishers and data centers: These organizations also have two things to do: (1) collect ORCID identifiers during the submission workflow, using a process that involves authentication (not a type-in field!), and (2) embed the iD in the published paper and include the iD when submitting information to Crossref or DataCite.
Crossref and DataCite: Upon receipt of data from a publisher or data center with a valid identifier, Crossref or DataCite can automatically push that information to the researcher’s ORCID record.

Source: (HAAK, L:2015)

Sharing your research output on WIReDSpace

WIReDSpace is the Witwatersrand open access Institutional Repository (IR). Documents such as published journal articles, conference papers and proceedings, reports, theses, and dissertations are collected and uploaded on the IR. Wits staff members can link their ORCID to their outputs on the repository.