ORCID (Open Researcher Contributor ID) is a free, unique digital identifier (PID) that permanently links researchers to their professional research publications

ORCID (Open Researcher Contributor ID) is a free, unique digital identifier (PID) that permanently links researchers to their professional research publications. Your ORCID is essentially a 16-digit number, mostly expressed as a URL that links to your profile e.g. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-1234-5678. ORCID is fully owned and controlled by the researcher. It doesn’t change, irrespective of funder, affiliation or field of research.

It also allows for integration in key research workflows, such as manuscript and grant submission, and supports automated linkages between you and your professional activities ensuring that your work is recognised.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Australian Research Council (ARC) encourage all researchers applying for funding to have an ORCID identifier.

Core Benefits of an ORCID ID

Distinguishes you from researchers with similar names
Ensures full credit for your research work
Maintains a lifetime record across institutional moves
Reduces manual admin load through automated synchronization
Showcase your publications through ORCID profile page

Key Considerations

All researchers at Flinders are strongly encouraged to link their ORCID to Research@Flinders profile
You need to create your ORCID yourself

Flinders University Library provides ORCID support for researchers, contact the Research Engagement Team for support.

Connect your ORCID with ResearchNow

As a researcher at Flinders University you are eligible for a Research Now profile. This contains all your research outputs and activities that are listed in Research Now.

You can connect your ORCID or create an ORCID to your ResearchNow profile and give permission to send information from your Research Now profile to your ORCID record.

1. Log in to: ResearchNow

2. CLICK Edit profile (and scroll to find the ORCID field)

3. CLICK Create or Connect your ORCID ID

4. NB: Ensure your ORCID is discoverable by accepting the default "Everyone" privacy setting. Maximising your public content eliminates repetitive data entry and makes your research and professional identity highly searchable.

In the popup window, tick both checkboxes to optimise your ORCiD – ResearchNow(PURE) integration.