ORCID not ORCHID

Abstract

Distinguishing among similar names of authors and attributing proper credit to each one have loomed as a problem in publishing throughout the years, particularly in academics. ORCID is an initiative that addresses this issue. ORCID stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID). It is an open, non-profit initiative that provides a registry of unique researcher identifiers resulting in a transparent method of linking research activities and published outputs to these identifiers. ORCID has the ability to reach across disciplines, research sectors, and national boundaries to solve researcher name ambiguity and thus assure that each author and researcher derives full credit for his/her work.