ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a free, unique, persistent identifier for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship and innovation activities.
The ORCID iD is a 16-digit unique identifier which helps to distinguish researchers in ways that their name alone cannot, mitigating for the use of different naming conventions and allowing name flexibility such that researchers aren’t limited to the name used when they began their career.
ORCID data is portable and can be easily shared with an increasing number of research systems such as manuscript submission and grant application platforms. Linking your ORCID to your Liverpool Elements account enables sharing of publications data between systems, reducing administrative burden and allowing more time for research.
Your ORCID can be utilised as a non-institutional research profile, with customisable visibility to increase or limit discoverability as required for each individual researcher.
