Publishing for Engineers

ORCID stands for Online Research Contributor iD. It provides a non-proprietary persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher, even those with very similar names, and ensures that your work is recognized.

1. Sign up on ORCID's website with your MSU email and password

• Visit https://orcid.org/signin;

• Choose Sign in through your institution, enter "Michigan State University" and log in with your MSU credentials;

• You can either link your MSU credentials with an existing account or register for a new ORCID.

2. Add your information

Once you've created an ORCID iD, it's easy to add your scholarly works to your ORCID record, enable automatic updates, and delegate management of your record to someone else.

3. Use your ORCID

Include your ORCID iD on your webpage, when you submit publications, apply for grants, and in any research workflow to ensure you get credit for your work.

There are three main ways to add works to your ORCID record:

• Link your works from another system (recommended)
  • To link works from another system, choose Search & link from the Add menu in the works portion of your record.
  • Select a system from the list (CrossRef and DataCite are good general sources, others will depend on your discipline). You'll be asked to authorize the system, and will then be able to identify works in that system that are yours and that you would like transferred to your record. Each system behaves a little differently, and there may be a couple of intermediate steps not described here. For more information, see Importing work from other systems in the ORCID Help Center.
• Import a BibTeX file of your works 
  • To import a BibTeX file of your works, choose Add BibTeX from the Add works menu in the works portion of your record, and import the file. For more information, see Importing Works from a BibTeX File in the ORCID Help Center.
• Manually type in information about your works
  • To manually type in information about your works, choose Add manually from the Add works menu in the works portion of your record, and complete the form to describe a work. For more information, see Add works manually in the ORCID Help Center. 

• Importing Works from other Systems

  Instructions for search and link wizards for multiple systems, including ResearcherID.

• Send Scopus Author Details to ORCID

  Walk through a series of steps to get your author information and publication list from Scopus added to your ORCID profile.

• Transferring Citations from Google Scholar to ORCID

  Step by step instructions for getting your Google Scholar citations added to your ORCID profile.

You may control how much of your ORCID record is publicly visible. For both your personal information and information about your works, three settings are available:

	Public or Everyone: information is available via the ORCID API and visible to visitors to the ORCID website
	Trusted parties: information is visible only to individuals and organizations you authorize
	Private: information is visible only to you

For more information, see Visibility Settings in the ORCID Help Center, and ORCID's privacy policy. 

• Make your works public. This maximizes the potential for integration of your ORCID iD into other systems, and automatic updating of databases to attach your iD to your works.
• Add at least some personal information (brief bio, education and/or employment) to your ORCID record, and make it public. This can help others distinguish you from people with the same name if they don't know your ORCID iD.
• Add name variants, if you have published under other names or variations of your name.
• Allow someone else to manage your record. If you grant a delegate access to your ORCID record, they can update and manage the record on your behalf. Note that delegates must have their own ORCID iD to log in. You can add a trusted individual in your account settings. For more information, see Add a trusted individual to your account in the ORCID Help Center.