ORCID

Definition

A free, persistent researcher identifier (orcid.org) that disambiguates you from same-named authors and travels with your publications across journals and funders.

Where it's used

Required or requested at submission by most reputable journals
Keeping your publication record unified across name variants and institutions

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DOI h-index Scopus ABDC Ranking Article Processing Charge (APC)Bibliometrics

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