Distinguish Yourself with an ORCID iD

Once registered, you will be prompted by ORCID to add information to your profile including your education and employment history, funding and research works (see below). Enter as much information as you like, it is recommended that you add your institutional affiliation.

There are four ways to add works (listed in ranked order):

1. Direct import from an external publisher/source (*recommended): Search & Link): the following search and link wizards are recommended:

   1. CrossRef Metadata Search: CrossRef Metadata Search allows you to search and add works by title or DOI. Once you have authorized the connection and are logged into ORCID, CrossRef search results include a button to add works to your ORCID record.

   2. DataCite: DataCite allows you to find your research datasets, images, and other works. Recommended for locating works other than articles as well as works that can be found by DOI.

   3. MLA International Bibliography: MLA International Bibliography allows users to import books and articles from the Modern Language Association's database. Recommended for adding works in the humanities.

   4. ResearcherID: Use this tool to link your ResearcherID account and works from it to your ORCID record in the Other IDs section, and to send biographical and works information between ORCID and ResearcherID. Recommended for adding multiple published articles to your ORCID record.

   5. Scopus Author ID: Use this wizard to add your Scopus Author ID to your Other IDs section of your record and import works published by Elsevier journals plus. 

   6. Europe PubMed Central: Europe PMC is a repository, providing access to worldwide life sciences articles, books, patents and clinical guidelines.
2. Import a BibTeX file of your works from EndNote, Google Scholar (see below) or other source
3. Individually by PubMed ID, ArXiv URL or article DOI
4. ​​Manually type in information about your works.

How to import articles from your Google Scholar profile to your ORCID record:

1. Go to your Google Scholar profile page.  Select all or specific articles in your profile.  This will display the Export button.
2. Select BibTeX for the list or export formats
3. Save the BibTeX file by right-clicking on the page and selecting Save as
4. Login to your ORCID record and navigate to the works section, select Add Works. Select BibTex 
5. Locate the saved BibTex file by selecting Choose File
6. Finally, review and save the imported items to your ORCID record