Integration · ORCID Inc.
ORCID
ORCID · ORCID Inc.
ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is an open, non-profit registry of unique persistent digital identifiers for researchers and contributors. Each ORCID iD is a 16-digit numeric identifier (format 0000-0000-0000-000X) that distinguishes a researcher unambiguously from others with similar names. ORCID iDs are mandatory or strongly recommended by major funders (NIH, Wellcome Trust, ERC, ARC, UKRI) and hundreds of journals; they integrate into grant systems, institutional repositories, publisher submission platforms, and CRIS systems. For CASRAI, ORCID is the canonical person-identifier layer underlying any CRediT contribution statement — each contributor's iD links their role to a verified, persistent researcher record.
What to use from CASRAI
Touchpoints
- 01CRediT contribution statements — each author's ORCID iD should accompany their role declarations in JATS XML and Crossref metadata
- 02CASRAI Dictionary person-entity fields — ORCID iD is the preferred persistent identifier for contributor records
- 03Institutional CRIS integrations (Pure, Elements, Converis) all consume ORCID iDs to resolve contributor identity
- 04Publisher submission systems (Editorial Manager, ScholarOne, OJS) capture ORCID iDs at the point where CRediT roles are assigned
Setup
Integration steps
- 1Ensure every researcher in your system has registered an ORCID iD at orcid.org (free, takes 2 minutes)
- 2Enable ORCID OAuth in your platform (CRIS, repository, or submission system) so researchers authenticate and grant permission
- 3Store the verified ORCID iD against the contributor record in your database
- 4When outputting CRediT contribution metadata (JATS, Crossref, DataCite), include the ORCID iD as the contributor identifier alongside role tags
- 5For institutional CRIS systems, configure ORCID auto-sync to pull new publications from researchers' ORCID records
