ORCID

In order to be able to clearly assign publications to an author (e.g., in the case of name changes or people with the same or similar names), there are identifiers for all researchers and publishers. The Open Contributor and Researcher ID (ORCID) is particularly widespread. It is free of charge and independent of publishers or institutional affiliations. It can be used in communication with publishers and funding institutions, but also in job applications. In addition, authors can quickly and easily maintain and update their publication list in their ORCID profile.