For Faculty

• Authorizing a connection between the University of West Georgia and ORCID allows UWG to write employment information alongside other work, such as internal University funding and publications.
• Authorize the University of West Georgia to read non-private information for inclusion in University reporting of your scholarly work and professional activities.
• Authenticating your employment information assures funders and publishers that you are affiliated with the University of West Georgia.

For Students

• Authorizing a connection between the University of West Georgia and ORCID allows UWG to read non-private information to include your work among alumni scholarly outputs.

No, you should maintain only one ORCID iD. Your ORCID profile will follow you throughout your professional career. If you previously signed up for an ORCID iD at the request of a publisher or other institution, please continue to use that iD. Do not create an additional account.

• Journal publications
• Books
• Conference presentations
• Peer Reviews
• Invited Positions and Distinctions
• Funding and Grants
• Professional Activities
• and More!

Since 2020, ORCID iDs have been required for all National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In January 2021, the White House released a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-33) directing Federal agencies that conduct research and/or award research funds to establish policies related to Persistent Identifiers (PIDs). NSPM-33 aims to strengthen research security while reducing administrative burden. ORCID is the leading persistent identifier that meets the requirements stipulated in the NSPM-33 guidelines.

As of Spring/Summer 2025, additional Federal agencies have published ORCID-related policies, which can be tracked in the US Federal Agencies ORCID Policies document created by ORCID.

For more information and resources, visit the NSPM-33 & ORCID: Information for Research Organizations news article.

• Ensure that data such as your peer reviews and other works automatically push to your record when they become available by linking your record with indexes such as Datacite, Crossref, Web of Science, or other services including the MLA International Bibliography.
• Add information about grants, awards, and other types of funding through systems such as DimensionsWizard.

The following support article on importing works from a BibTex file shares guidance on exporting Google Scholar citations to import into your Works section in ORCID.

For guidance on setting up your Google Scholar profile, visit the Google Scholar Profiles help articles.

Citations of works can be added to your ORCID profile through multiple processes. The following options include guidance for each process to update your ORCID profile:

1. Import work from other services
2. Import works from a BibTex file
3. Add work with an identifier (DOI or PubMed ID)
4. Add work manually

Additional professional service can be included on your ORCID profile. Note that some activities, such as Peer Reviews, can only be included by the trusted organization. The following articles share information about Peer Reviews, Funding, and Professional Activities.

• Peer Review section of ORCID
• Adding Funding to ORCID
• Adding Research Resources to ORCID
• Adding Professional Activities to ORCID

If you created more than one iD by mistake, please visit the support article how to remove an unwanted ORCID iD.