ORCID¶
Last updated: 2025-10-06
ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a PID for researchers and other contributors active in the research sector.
It allows for identification and disambiguation of authors, and the corresponding ORCID record may contain various information such as affiliations, publications and biographical details.
Individuals may register and maintain their own ORCID records. Organisational members may create or modify ORCID records tied to affiliated individuals through the Member API.
Sunet maintains a Swedish ORCID Consortium, and several of the larger Swedish research performing organisations are Consortia Members. Consortia Members will gain access to the full set of organisational features through the API.
Where to get started as a Swedish organisation?¶
| Use case | Contact | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Let individuals create an ORCID record | Create your ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/register |
| Register as an organisational member (Direct Member) | Become an Organizational Member | https://info.orcid.org/become-a-member/ |
| Join the Sunet ORCID Consortium (as a Consortia Member) | Sunet Services: ORCID | https://www.sunet.se/services/identifiering/orcid |
PID Parameters¶
| Parameter | Value | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Open Researcher and Contributor ID | |
| Abbreviated name | ORCID, ORCID ID, ORCID iD | |
| Intended use | Researchers and other contributors active in the research, scholarship and innovation sectors | |
| Based on other PID system(s) | No | |
| Example | 0000-0002-1825-0097 | |
| Example with resolver | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097 | |
| Case sensitive | No | |
| General resolver | https://orcid.org/ | |
| May use custom resolver | No | |
| Accompanying metadata kernel | Yes | As described in the ORCID Record Schema |
| Inception | 2012 | |
| Standard | ISO 27729 | https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/#!iso:std:87177 Note: ORCIDs confirm to the format of the ISNI Schema but are otherwise separate from ISNI. |
| Documentation | ORCID Documentation | https://info.orcid.org/documentation/ |
| Kernel metadata schema | ORCID Record Schema | https://info.orcid.org/documentation/integration-guide/orcid-record/ |
| Wikipedia article | ORCID | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORCID |
| Wikidata Q-ID | Q51044 | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51044 |
| Wikidata P-ID | P496 | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P496 |
PID Ecosystem¶
| Component | Name | URL |
|---|---|---|
| PID Scheme | ISNI pattern, ORCID Structure | https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/#!iso:std:87177 ; https://support.orcid.org/hc/en-us/articles/360006897674-Structure-of-the-ORCID-Identifier |
| PID Authority | ORCID, Inc. | https://info.orcid.org/what-is-orcid/ |
| PID Standards Body | ORCID, Inc. | https://info.orcid.org/what-is-orcid/ |
| PID Provider | ORCID, Inc. | https://info.orcid.org/what-is-orcid/ |
| PID Manager | (Indviduals, Direct Members (organisations), Consortia Members (organisations)) | https://info.orcid.org/documentation/ |