Research Impact Challenge: Day 1

ORCID is a non-profit, free service that allows researchers to create a researcher ID. ORCID iDs are unique from other researcher ID systems as they assign a sixteen-digit ID number to an individual researcher, which remains consistent across all academic sources.

Why ORCID matters to your research impact

1. Publishers and journals require an ORCID for manuscript submission. Check out the 112 publishers that currently require an ORCID.
2. Grant funding platforms may require an ORCID in their application process. Check the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) statement on ORCID as an example.
3. ORCID disambiguates you. Having a unique ID ensures that your work is properly attributed to you, rather than someone with the same name or a similar name.
4. Your ORCID iD is yours. It follows you through any name or life changes, like marriages, gender affirmations, or job transitions, so you still get recognition for your work, and you maintain control over your account
5. You can add a trusted organization (like UWaterloo) to your account to help manage and add verified information to your record. However, you are always free to remove those granted permissions. Contact the Research Intelligence Project Analyst with any questions about adding the University of Waterloo as a trusted organization. 
6. ORCID helps you maintain your CV. ORCID provides a convenient platform to track and share your complete academic career using just your iD. Acting as a comprehensive CV, ORCID saves you time and effort by eliminating the need to recall past activities or manually inputting your academic history, repeatedly.

Here's how to do it

Note: To complete this next step, you will need active WatIM credentials.

1. Begin here.
2. Navigate to "Sign in through your institution."
3. Type in University of Waterloo, then select "Continue."
4. Sign in with you WatIM credentials. 
5. Select "Don't have an ORCID iD yet? Register now."
6. Fill out the form, including your first name, last name, primary email, and confirm your primary email. Select "Next."
7. Review existing ORCID records, to confirm that you do not already have an ORCID iD. Select "None of these are me, continue with registration."
8. Create a password for your ORCID account, and select if you would like quarterly emails about new ORCID features and tips. Select "Next."
9. Select your visibility settings, your ORCID account can be visible to everyone, just trusted organizations, or only you. 
10. Consent to ORCID's privacy policy, data processing, and confirm you are not a robot. Then select "Register."
11. Read through the access permissions. If you would like to affiliate with the University of Waterloo, select "Authorize Access". 
12. You should receive an email from ORCID, with the subject line "Welcome to ORCID - verify your email address." Navigate to the link in the body of the email to "Verify your email address."
13. Open your ORCID record, where your profile should now be linked to the University of Waterloo.

Fill out the below form to have a verified record item added onto your account! Verified record items have a green checkmark below them. 

Linking an ORCID account to a different Researcher ID platform can be beneficial as it will auto-populate your profile as you produce research outputs. Linking accounts is easy by using a Link Wizard. Follow these step by step instructions to link your ORCID and Scopus Author ID accounts:

1. Begin at https://orcid.org
2. Navigate to "Sign In/ Register."
3. Sign into your ORCID account using your email, ORCID iD and password, OR access through your institution, by using your active WatIM credentials. Select "Sign In."
4. Navigate to the Works section of your ORCID record, and select (+) "Add," and then select "Search & link."
5. Select "Scopus- Elsevier."
6. "Authorize Access" to your ORCID account.
7. Navigate through the Scopus- Elsevier Link Wizard to finish linking your Scopus- Elsevier and ORCID accounts.