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HDR students – Have you set up your ORCID and checked your Scopus Author ID?

 

Building your research profile early in your candidature can help increase the visibility of your research and make it easier for others to find and cite your work.

What are ORCID and Scopus Author ID?

  • ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a unique 16-digit identifier that stays with you throughout your research career. It helps distinguish your work from researchers with similar names and automatically connects your publications, grants and other research outputs.
  • Scopus Author ID is a researcher identifier automatically generated by Elsevier’s Scopus database when your work is indexed in Scopus. It helps track your publications, citations and research impact within the Scopus platform.

Together, these identifiers help ensure your research outputs are correctly attributed to you and improve the discoverability of your work.

As part of the research community at Flinders University, all HDR students have access to a ResearchNow profile, where you can showcase your research and professional activities. Visit the ResearchNow HDR Student Profiles page for guidance on setting up and managing your profile:

Why should I have both?

Having an ORCID and ensuring it is linked to your Scopus Author ID can:

  • Increase the visibility of your research
  • Improve citation tracking and reporting
  • Eliminate confusion caused by name variations or changes
  • Ensure your publications are correctly attributed to you
  • Save time by enabling automatic updates of your research outputs
  • Support research assessment and funding applications
  • Provide a persistent professional identity that stays with you throughout your career

What you need to do

  • Create an ORCID iD if you don’t already have one
  • Check whether you have a Scopus Author ID and review the information associated with it
  • Add your ORCID and Scopus Author ID to your ResearchNow profile to help keep your research record accurate and up to date

The ResearchNow guidance page includes information on how to create an ORCID, locate your Scopus Author ID and connect these profiles.

Creating and maintaining your ResearchNow profile, ORCID and researcher identifiers contributes to your professional and digital research presence and ensure you receive recognition for your research contributions. If you haven’t set up your ORCID or checked your Scopus Author ID yet, now is a great time to get started.

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