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ORCID

ORCID allows you to create a unique author identifier for yourself to specifically identify your publications. This guide provides information on creating and managing your ORCID profile.

Register an ORCID iD

It's free to register for an ORCID identifier and the registration takes only 30 seconds.  

  1. Register at https://orcid.org/register with your name and email address (see "Account email addresses"). Create your password and select the "Notification setting" if you so choose.  
  2. Complete your profile with as much personal and professional information as you like, such as biography, education, employment, funding, and scholarly works.
  3. Use your ORCID on your webpage, when you submit publications or grant applications, and in other research workflows to ensure that you get credit for your work.

Connect an Existing ORCID iD to UAlbany

If you already have an ORCID iD, you don't need another one as this iD will be yours uniquely throughout your career as a researcher. However, you may want to connect your iD to UAlbany systems. Once connected, you can log in to your ORCID account using your UAlbany network credentials. 

To connect your iD, navigate to https://orcid.org/signin and click on the "Institutional account" tab. Once you select UAlbany as your home institution and sign in with your ORCID credentials, your ORCID will be linked to UAlbany.

ORCID sign-in, showing tabs for personal account and institutional account