ORCID^® = Open Researcher and Contributor ID

• Solves researcher name ambiguity by creating a persistent unique identifier  (For example, there are 35 people named A. Smith at the University of Pittsburgh)
• Serves as a linking mechanism between research objects such as books, articles, posters, data sets, and 30+ research formats
• Is free and available to any researcher in any career phase
• Transcends disciplines as well as geographic, national and institutional boundaries
• Is NOT ResearchGate, SCOPUS, or Web of Science but easily can be used with each of these platforms
• Import information about publications and other works into your ORCID record from other database
• Is required by an increasing number of funders and publishers
• Six Things to Do Now That You've Got an ORCID ID