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ORCID (Persistent Digital Identifier) Requirements included in New Common Form Implementations by Federal Funding Agencies
The UNC Office of Research strongly recommends the use of ORCID ID to meet persistent identifier requirements being implemented by federal funding agencies to meet the new Common Form Requirements. NSF currently requires ORCID, NIH will require ORCID in 2025, and it works for other agencies as well. Register for an ORCID iD and connect your ORCID to UNC via the UNC ORCID Portal.
For details on how the OSTP National Science and Technology Council Research SubCommittee's framework for implementing National Security Presidential Memo-33 will impact Current and Pending (Other) Support and Biographical Sketch documentation (also known as Common Forms) across federal funding agencies including NSF and NIH, visit this UNC Office of Sponsored Programs site - https://osp.unc.edu/proposal/other-support-and-biosketch/
Register for an ORCID iD and connect your new or existing ORCID iD to your UNC ID (PID) at the UNC-Chapel Hill ORCID Creation and Connection Portal (UNC Portal). ORCID registration is free and takes less than a minute.
The UNC ORCID Portal will take you to the ORCID website to login to your ORCID account or create one if you do not have one. Here are the steps:
Once you have registered, your ORCID iD will look like “orcid.org/0000-0003-1079-1779.”
Once you have logged into your ORCID record, go to the "Works" section to start importing your works (see Import Works to ORCID below) and adding them to your record.
If you think you may already have an ORCID iD, but don't know the number or have multiple ORCID iDs please contact ORCID support.
Upon opening the ORCID homepage, click on the Sign In button in the top right hand corner.
If you have never signed in before you have two options: a personal account or an institutional account.
It is recommended to create a Personal Account when you register for the first time. This is to avoid getting locked out of your account if you lose access to your Institutional account once you graduate or leave UNC .
You can then link your personal ORCID account to your UNC ONYEN account by clicking the Institutional account tab. It will ask you for your affiliation and you can search for UNC-Chapel Hill. Once you login to ORCID with your ONYEN and password it will prompt you to link your personal ORCID account to your institutional account. NOTE: this linking step is separate and unrelated to the linking of your ORCID iD and your UNC ID (PID) that you complete at the UNC-Chapel Hill ORCID Creation and Connection Portal.
In your ORCID record in the Works section, you have five options to add your works "Search & link," "Add DOI," "Add PubMed ID," "Import BibTeX," and "Add manually". Simply select "Add' in the Works bar, and then select your option of choice.
This best practice method allows you to add works by directly importing links to your publications and other works to your ORCID record from other database systems. This is the recommended process because it reduces or eliminates errors, allows for the addition of contributor information with works, and enables a reliable connection between your ORCID iD and your works.
Select a preferred tool to start. If you are not sure which tool to select, try linking to CrossRef, Europe PubMed Central, and Scopus; all of these sources cover journals from a broad range of disciplines and are likely to cover many of the journals you publish in. For key details, see the ORCID Support page on how to Add works by direct import from other systems.
For all methods, select "Add" in the works bar and then "Search & Link".
Crossref contains persistent links to over 70 million scholarly journal and conference proceeding articles and books and book chapters.
In order to connect your ORCID account with Crossref:
Europe PubMed Central allows you to add works indexed in PubMed Central, including articles and patents.
In order to connect your ORCID account with Europe PubMed Central:
Socus - Elsevier allows you to connect your identifier from the Scopus database, and add any articles in the Scopus database to your ORCID account.
In order to connect your ORCID account with Scopus:
Alternatively, you can add individual articles using their DOI. Simply select "Add DOI" and paste the article's DOI into the search bar. "Retreive work details from DOI" and review the imported information about the work. For more information, see this ORCID Support page on how to Add works using an indentifier.
You can add individual articles using their PubMed ID. Simply select "Add PubMed ID" and paste the article's PubMed ID into the search bar. "Retreive work details from PubMed" and review the imported information about the work. For more information, see this ORCID Support page on how to Add works using an indentifier.
If you choose to import your works from a citation management tool, please make sure to export your works from the reference management software in BibTex format. BibTex is supported by most citation management software, including EndNote, Refworks, Mendeley, and Zetero. Check the citation manager comparison guide for more information about citation management software.
BibTeX import can be a helpful option, however ORCID strongly recommends that you use the works Search & Link wizards to import works, rather than relying on BibTeX file import due to the error reduction, completeness, and reliability that the Search & link method provides.
How to import your works to ORCID from your preferred reference management tools:
For details of exporting instructions for reference management tools, please check the following links:
For more information, see this ORCID Support page on Importing works from a BibTeX file.
It is best practice to use the Search & link wizard method to enable authorized ORCID partner organizations to add your works to your ORCID record whenever possible so that the information is accurate, validated and complete. If there are cases where you need to add works to your ORCID record manually, choose the "Add manually" option and follow the instructions on the ORCID webpage. For more information, see this ORCID Support page on how to Add works manually.
In your ORCID record, there are two ways to add funding: "Search & link," and "Add manually". For more information for how to add funding information, see the ORCID page on how to Add funding information to your ORCID record.
You can also set up "Trusted Organizations" to be able to automatically update your funding information. When you are submitting a grant, look for the ORCID icon, and allow the organization to auto-update your funding with the grant information.
You can import funding from Dimensions using the Search & Link function.
If you cannot find your grants in Dimensions, you can add funding manually.
You can display your ORCID iD on your website or email signature.
Please note that ORCID asks that you don't alter their logo in any way. To view the full guidelines on using their logo, see their Trademark and ID display guidelines.
For more information on ORCID, please check out the resources linked below:
Contact the UNC ORCID Team with any questions or issues that you may have.