Who may participate in the ORCID Initiative?

Anyone with an interest in scholarly communications may become an ORCID Participant. When the system launches, academic and non-academic researchers may use ORCIDs to more efficiently and accurately record and present their research profiles. Research institutions and universities may use ORCIDs to efficiently retrieve an unambiguous publication record of their researchers. Publishers may use ORCIDs to better track and organize manuscripts and research-related writings. Funding agencies may use ORCIDs to assess and track researchers and research projects over time. The over 150 participating organizations are listed in the participant gallery.