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ORCID

Populate your ORCID profile

ORCID add works dialogYou can authorize CrossRef and/or DataCite to automatically update your ORCiD account whenever you publish. These are the two major DOI providing entities for academic publications. Let them do the work for you.

There are several ways to add your works to your ORCID profile.

To begin adding works

  1. Visit orcid.org and login
  2. On your profile page, scroll down to Works
  3. Select + Add then:
ORCID search and link dialog1. Use the Search & Link Wizard
  1. Choose one of the available databases
  2. Click Authorize to allow the database to read your ORCID record and add works
  3. The database will use the information from your record to locate works that you may have authored
    • Results can be improved by adding name variations to your ORCID (e.g. Tom Smith, Thomas A. Smith, T. Smith, T.A. Smith, etc.)
  4. Once the search has run, simply select results in the list that are yours and click the Add to ORCID button
  5. Works should now be visible, depending on which privacy settings you have chosen
ORCID add by DOI dialog2. Add by DOI
  1. Enter the DOI of your work
  2. Click Retrieve work details from DOI
 
 
Add works from PubMed (ORCID)3. Add PubMed ID (PMID)
  1. Enter the PMID of your work
  2. Click Retrieve work details from PubMed
ORCID add manually dialog4. Add manually
  1. Select Work Type
  2. Add the available citation details for your work
  3. Click Save Changes
 
Import BibTex (ORCID)5. Add from a citation manager (BibTex)
  1. Export citations for your works from your citation manager (EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley, etc.)
    1. Be sure to select BibTex for file format
  2. In ORCID, click (+) Add, then Choose BibTex file to import
  3. Browse to the BibTex file that you just exported from your citation manager and select it.

You can also Assign a Delegate to Update Your ORCID

ORCID menu, trusted parties highlightedAllow a trusted individual, like a research or administrative assistant, to populate your profile.

  1. Sign in to your ORCID account. Click your name at the top right.
  2. Selected Trusted Individuals and search for ORCID users to add.
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the page
  4. Enter the ORCID iD, email address, or name of the person you are designating.
  5. Click Search
  6. Click Add then, when prompted, click Add again to add the person as a trusted individual.

ORCID Trusted individuals menuNote - When you assign someone as a trusted individual, they must have permission to update your ORCID record on your behalf and must also be an ORCID user.