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ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a free, unique, persistent identifier for researchers and professionals. It distinguishes you from other researchers and reliably connects your research outputs, affiliations, and activities to your identity.

Creating an ORCID iD takes just 5 minutes. Visit orcid.org/register, provide your basic information, verify your email address, and you're done! You'll receive a unique 16-digit identifier that's yours for life.

Yes! ORCID is completely free for researchers. You'll never be charged to create, maintain, or use your ORCID iD.

ORCID helps African researchers by: solving name confusion, increasing global visibility of research outputs, saving time on submissions, ensuring proper attribution, connecting work across career transitions, and supporting grant applications to international funders.

Yes! You have full control over your ORCID record. You can add or remove information at any time, including publications, affiliations, funding, peer review activities, and more.

You control the privacy settings for each item in your ORCID record. You can make information public, limited (visible only to trusted organizations), or private (visible only to you).