What Types of Works Can I Add?
There are several ways to add works to your ORCID record. But first, what is a "work"? Nearly any kind of scholarly work or research object can be added to your record, including:
- Articles
- Books or book chapters
- Preprints
- Datasets
- Data management plans
- Software
- Patents
- Protocols
- Conference proceedings
Automatic Updates
During the publishing process, don't forgot to provide your ORCID iD to your publisher. This increases the odds that your ORCID record will be auto-updated from organizations such as Crossref, DataCite, Protocols.io, and other platforms that your publisher sends information to.
If you've never granted trusted status to one of these organizations before, they'll send you a message through your ORCID inbox and ask for permission to make changes to your ORCID record.
After granting permission, future publications will be added automatically by that organization and you'll receive notifications when that happens.
Search and Link Wizards
To add previously published works, ORCID recommends using their Search and Link Wizards, also referred to as direct import. These tools connect with outside systems to find and add works to your ORCID record. It saves time, avoids data entry errors, and adds authenticity to your ORCID record to show that your works come from an official source.
The following Word documents provide step-by-step instructions on how to use these wizards:
- Europe PMC: contains publications from PubMed Central in addition to many preprint servers. Can send 100 works to your ORCID record at a time.
- Scopus: search for your Scopus author profile using this free direct import tool and import multiple works in one batch upload.
- Crossref Metadata Search: contains articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, and many other types of works that have DOI numbers. Works can only be imported one at a time.
Other Ways to Add Works
DOI or PubMed ID
Click Add in the Works section of your record and select Add DOI or Add PubMed ID.
BibTeX
If you have many works to add to ORCID, and you've already tried using the Search & Link Wizards, you can save your works in a BibTeX file for import. BibTeX files can be created from EndNote or Google Scholar Profiles. Before trying this method, make sure that the publication data you're using are complete and accurate. ORCID won't fill in or correct any data from a BibTeX file.
See the following Word documents for step-by-step instructions:
Add Manually
Works can also be added manually.
- Click Add in the Works section and select Add manually.
- The two required fields are Work type and Title. Complete other fields as relevant and click Save changes when finished.
