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ORCID in the EduPerson Schema
The eduPerson schema added the eduPersonOrcid attribute in its February 2016 update. As per the eduPerson specification: RFC4512 definition ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.16 NAME ‘eduPersonOrcid’ DESC ‘ORCID researcher identifiers belonging to the principal’ EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch SYNTAX ‘1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15’ ) Note that the format for this field is the ORCID-preferred URI representation of the iD, i.e. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5727-2427. Further information about the format of the ORCID Continue Reading
How do I find ORCID record holders at my institution?
The ORCID Registry is designed to have users provide their iDs to organizations using OAuth, which ensures that the correct iD is collected for each researcher. We discourage organizations from adding ORCID iDs to their systems based on a search for researchers by name. However, it can be helpful to find out how many researchers Continue Reading
What information is available on my premium member report?
The member newsletter sent monthly from ORCID contains a link to a Google Drive folder where all of your member reports are stored. Premium members with active integrations receive a unique link to a folder containing separate, customized reports with data for each integration in the prior month.Premium members who don’t have an active integration yet receive Continue Reading
What is a preprint? How are they related to peer reviewed articles?
A preprint is a complete scientific manuscript that is uploaded by the authors to a public server. The preprint contains complete data and methodologies; it is often the same manuscript being submitted to a journal. After a brief quality-control inspection to ensure that the work is scientific in nature, the author’s manuscript is posted within Continue Reading