Benefits of ORCID

Why have an ORCID iD?

• Easy to register and use
• Distinguishes your name and disambiguates you from other researchers, ensuring your research is properly credited
• Increases visibility by compiling all your research output in one place
• Saves time by reducing manual data entry through automatic harvesting
• Promotes your research and facilitates collaboration across borders, institutions and disciplines
• Streamlines research workflow, such as manuscript and grant submissions
• Empowers you to self-manage your personal privacy while keeping your work publicly available
• Meets requirements for publications and grants: see ORCID in publications and ORCID Funders policies. Applications made through the Concordia Research Administration Database (ConRAD) also require ORCID.
• Moves with you: research data stays with you across organizations and national boundaries
• Interdisciplinary: adapts to a range of scholarly outputs: see ORCID worktypes
• Integrates with a range of systems/platforms: once they're linked, you can push information back and forth between services