Quickstart
- Every researcher at the University of Freiburg is required to have an ORCiD ID.
- Sign up for your ORCiD ID on orcid.org/register.
- Import existing works manually or via the search and link wizard
- Provide your ORCiD whenever you submit research objects (e.g. publications, data, grants)
- Connect your ORCiD to FreiDok Plus
What is an ORCiD Identifier?
ORCiD stands for ‘Open Researcher and Contributor ID’, and is a free, unique, persistent identifier (PID) for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities.
You can provide your ORCiD whenever you publish a paper, submit data to a repository, write grant proposals, and more. All your publications and research outputs will be uniquely linked to you. Think of this as your academic CV.
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ORCiD is a long-lasting unique identifier for you as a researcher. ORCiDs are 16-digit numbers formatted as 0000-0001-2345-6789.
All research objects that you link to your ORCiD will be presented on your personal ORCiD page, e.g. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-2345-6789
Why should you use an ORCiD Identifier?
ORCiD IDs are mandatory for all researchers at the University of Freiburg.
ORCiD provides a persistent, unique identifier for your research output, independent of your name. It ensures all your work (linked via DOIs) remains discoverable and attributable to you, even if you change names or institutions.
You can provide your ORCiD ID whenever you are asked to do so, for example when you provide your author information to a journal during manuscript submission. You grant these trusted organisations (funders, publishers, institutions) permission to automatically update your ORCID record.
You can also use your ORCID ID to:
- Sign up for or access publisher submission systems
- Connect to funding management portals
- Register with data repositories like Zenodo,
- Sumbit to University repositories such as FreiDATA and FreiDOK+
Adding your ORCID ID to your CV or resume allows others to easily locate and cite your complete research portfolio.
Getting an ORCiD ID
You can sign up for your ORCiD ID here: orcid.org/login.
Once you have signed up and verified your email address, you can start importing existing research objects through trusted organisations and the search and link wizard
Connect your ORCiD with FreiDok plus
FreiDok plus is the institutional repository of the University of Freiburg. FreiDok plus acts as a publication platform, university bibliography and research documentation system. This integration authenticates users and displays the ORCiD ID in the repository. FreiDok also imports and exports publications from / to ORCiD records. More information about this connection can be found on the University Library webpage.
Hands-on!
In this section, we will walk you through creating an ORCiD account and connecting it to FreiDok Plus.
- Create an ORCiD account on orcid.org/register
If you already have an ORCiD ID, simply log in to your existing account at orcid.org/login
Go to FreiDok Plus
- Log in with your UniAccount
Go to My FreiDok Plus -> Login in the top menu bar.
- Go to My FreiDok Plus -> ORCiD Management in the top menu bar
Click on Connect ORCiD ID
You will be redirected to the ORCiD login page
Log into your ORCiD account (if you were not already)
After login, you will be redirected back to FreiDok Plus
You should see your connected ORCiD in FreiDok Plus:
- You now have the option to
- Import publications from your ORCiD to FreiDok Plus
- Export publications from FreiDok Plus to your ORCiD record
