Scholarly Identifier - ORCID
Get an ORCID and use it!
Get an ORCID and use it and your research output will benefit from improved discoverability.
ORCID is indexed by Google Scholar and you can also link it to the author systems used in key databases like Web of Science and Scopus.
By attaching your unique identity to articles, datasets, patents, etc., you ensure that all of your work is found when other scholars search for your research output.
There are other benefits of having an ORCID: read 10 Top reasons to get and use your own ORCID. We have developed a brief introduction to ORCID and your research which overviews how you can use your ORCID.
Scholarly Identifier - DOI
DOIs are not just for papers
While most researchers have heard of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), some may not know why and when they should be used.
The single most important characteristic of DOIs is that they can be attached to just about any digital, online research output. If something has a URL, or a specific location on the web, it can be assigned a DOI.
The versatility of DOIs means they can be tied to journal articles, datasets, supplemental material and addendum; to video, audio, streaming media, and 3D objects; to theses, dissertations, technical reports, and visualizations. More recently, DOIs are being assigned to pre-prints of articles, acknowledging the pre-print’s role in some disciplines to be as valuable as the published version.
Like web addresses (URLs), DOIs enable research output to be discoverable and accessible. Online publishing and digital archiving have made them almost a necessity for scholarship, and they have become the de facto standard for identifying research output. Metadata and information about individual works are increasingly tied to DOIs.
DOIs and PURE
When a data file or data files are uploaded to PURE, a member of the PURE support team will validate your dataset record and mint a DOI for the data file(s). A data file can be in many different format e.g. word files, excel spreadsheets, pdf documents, image files. It is important to note that once a DOI is minted the editing rights to the dataset record is limited for staff members, particularly around uploading or amending documents. While you are working on your dataset record in PURE you should save your record as ‘Entry in Progress’. Once your dataset record is ready to be published, change the status of your record to ‘For Validation’.
DOIs created by publishers for research papers and other published outputs should be uploaded to Pure by researchers.
For further support and guidance on how to upload a data file to PURE see Using PURE for datasets.
