title: Online Registries for Researchers: Using ORCID and SciENcv.
abstract: The Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) registry helps resolve name ambiguity by assigning persistent unique identifiers that automatically link to a researcher's publications, grants, and other activities. This article provides an overview of ORCID and its benefits, citing several examples of its use in cancer and nursing journals. The article also briefly describes My NCBI and the Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) and its connection to ORCID.
authors.affiliation: Oncology Nursing Society in Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7371-4483
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vrabel
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D012042:Registries; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D060756:Social Networking; D014481:United States
keywords: National Library of Medicine; authorship; periodicals as topic; research