31 May 2019
Cambridge University Press will now make ORCID identifiers a requirement for 127 of its journals, in order to better link researchers with their work.
ORCID is a not-for-profit organisation that provides researchers with unique, persistent digital identifiers that they can use in linking their activities across the research ecosystem. This increases discoverability, allows researchers to distinguish themselves from others and ensures that work is correctly attributed. ORCID is supported by a global community of research organisations, publishers, funders, professional associations and others.
Cambridge University Press is the latest publisher to add its name to an open letter committing it to require ORCID iDs from its corresponding journal authors and calling for others to follow its example. The requirement for an ORCID iD will initially apply to around a third of the Press’s journals, with the aim of increasing that number over time as community support continues to grow.