Researcher ID services “ORCID” and “Publons”

Among researcher ID services to assign a unified ID to researchers for linking their works, ORCID and Publons are widely used. ORCID is an identifier that is linked to the works of each researcher. This ID is increasingly required when submitting a paper. Publons, on the other hand, is an identifier that is linked to peer-review works. This ID is increasingly required when serving as a peer reviewer. Now it can also be linked to research works because the ResearcherID service was integrated in 2019.

• • ◆ A researcher ID allows you:
    • To identify researchers surely (even in such circumstances as when there are multiple researchers with the same name or when researchers change their surnames)/li>
    • Not to be affected by changes in the institutions, communities, and countries to which researchers belong

What is ORCID?

Official Website ORCID

ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is an ID managed by ORCID.org, a non-profit organization established by multiple academic community organizations. It is an identifier designed to persistently link researchers around the world with their research activities and works. In recent years, a growing number of publishers require ORCID ID for submission.

• • [Start using ORCID]
    • Get an ORCID ID.
    • Enter links to your profile and other IDs (e.g., Web of Science Researcher ID) in your ORCID record.
    • This allows you to import your works from various academic literature databases.
    • It also allows you to synchronize with your track record kept in Publons.

You can get an ORCID ID from this webpage: ORCID - Register

What is Publons?

Official Website Publons

Publons was originally launched as a free service for registering peer reviewers to “speed up science by making peer review faster, more efficient, and more effective.” In 2019, Publons incorporated the ResearcherID service to manage research works as well. It is now a product of Clarivate Analytics, the provider of Web of Science.

• • [Use Publons] How to use Publons
    • Get an Publons ID
    • No registration is required if you have an account at Web of Science, Web of Science ResearcherID (formerly known as “ResearcherID”), or EndNote.
    • This allows you to import your works from various academic literature databases.
    • Publons shows the latest number of citations in Web of Science Core Collection.
    • It allows you to register and manage your track record as a peer reviewer (including your peer-reviewed works as well as your track record as an editorial board member).
    • It also allows you to synchronize with your track record kept in ORCID.

You can get a Publons ID from this webpage: Publons website

This is an identifier managed by Clarivate Analytics. Its name changed from ResearcherID to Web of Science ResearcherID when the site of ResearcherID was integrated into that of Publons in April 2019. (The content remains unchanged.) Publons makes it easier for you to get such information as when your article carried in Web of Science was cited, by whom, and how many times. Hokkaido University recommends that you get an account at Publons.

Additional information

• • • Web of Science All Databases Help(Clarivate Analytics)
    •  “Web of Science ramps up coordination with ORCID”(in Japanese)
    • “ResearcherID platform replaced”(in Japanese) (1) (2) (3) （Clarivate Analytics Japan）

For further information, contact: Academic Information Support Division　E-mail : jsa[at]lib.hokudai.ac.jp