The AAF leads the Australian ORCID Consortium
The Australian ORCID Consortium provides local support and assists with member integrations
In Australia the Consortium provides local support, assists with member integrations and encourages national uptake of ORCID in organisations. The Australian ORCID Consortium helps members understand the benefits and how they can get the most value from their membership.
Individuals can get a free ORCID iD. This digital identifier distinguishes individual researchers from other researchers and enables them to manage their records and search for others in the Registry. If you are a researcher looking to register for an ORCID iD, visit ORCID.
What is ORCID?
ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers.
For more detailed information about ORCID, or if you are a researcher looking to register for an ORCID iD, please visit ORCID.
As a Persistent Identifier (PID), ORCID is critical to connecting the global research ecosystem and enhancing national infrastructure. ORCID’s alignment with government investments such the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) ensures ORCID will be an essential component of the national research ecosystem. ORCID features heavily in the Australian National PID Strategy and Roadmap, and has been recognised by various national funders as an essential component of the national research ecosystem.
What is a persistent identifier?
A persistent identifier (PID) is a long-lasting reference to a scholarly entity. Persistent identifiers (PIDs) provide information on the provenance of the object it identifies, describes the object with metadata and who or how it was created. The organisation that is registering the PID can share information about their policies and practices which fosters trust. To learn more about PIDs, visit the Australian National PID Strategy and Roadmap.