28 June 2023
Starting 1 August 2023, ORCID will no longer receive updates to the RINGGOLD organization identifier database used by the Registry, nor will they process or use RINGGOLD IDs created after that date.
The RINGGOLD organization list that is already used by the ORCID Registry will remain for the foreseeable future. However, as it will no longer be updated, the data will slowly become increasingly stale. As such ORCID are taking a series of steps to (a) encourage and assist our members to adopt ROR IDs for organizations and (b) transition our existing organization metadata towards ROR where possible.
Why is ORCID discontinuing support for RINGGOLD?
RINGGOLD have opted to not renew their partnership agreement with ORCID that was first signed in 2013. As RINGGOLD is a proprietary identifier, this effectively discontinues the availability of updated RINGGOLD data in the ORCID registry, and as a result, the RINGGOLD data we hold will slowly become increasingly stale.
Read more on the ORCID blog here