Step 1: Visit https://orcid.org/register
Step 2: Enter registration details (name, email etc.)
Step 3: Select a password and confirm notification settings.
Step 4: Establish visibility settings.
There are thee visibility settings: everyone, trusted parties, only me.
Information marked as everyone can be viewed by anyone who comes to the orcid.org website or consumed by anyone using the ORCID public API.
Limited-access information that can be seen by trusted parties whom you give explicit access to your ORCID record.
Private information can only be seen by you and trusted individuals you have granted access to help administer your ORCID record on your behalf.
For more information on visibility settings, read this article.
Step 5: Accept the terms of use and confirm you are not a robot.
Step 6: Is this You?
If one or more records with an identical name already exist in our system, you will be shown a list and prompted to check that none of them are yours.
Watch this 2 minute video for step by step instructions on signing up for your ORCID.
Need help managing your profile? Add a trusted individual to help with profile management. Everything from initial upload to updating can be assigned to another member of your team.
