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Scholarly Communications

A guide created to discussion numerous aspects of scholarly communication, such as: open access publishing, copyright and creative commons licensing, scholarly profiles, and the h-index

Scholarly Profiles Overview

Why have a Scholarly Profile?

  • Provides an unambiguous identity in the online environment
  • Ensures that researchers receive proper credit for their work
  • Makes your work more discoverable
  • Can fulfill publisher and funder requirements
  • Facilitates trust building in scholarly communications network

What are the most popular scholarly profile services?

  1. ORCiD
  2. Scopus AuthorID
  3. ResearcherID (Clarivate Analytics)
  4. Google Scholar Citations Profile

Additional Options:

  1. Publons
  2. Humanities Commons
  3. Dimensions
  4. Academia.edu
  5. Altmetric
  6. SSRN
  7. LinkedIn
  8. Facebook
  9. Twitter
  10. Research Gate

Researcher ID Slides

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Researcher Identifiers

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Commonly Used IDs

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ORCiD

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What is an ORCiD exactly?

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Trusted Connections

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The ORCID Record

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How to get an ORCID

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Adding works to your record

Adding works with Search & Link. This is the preferred method for adding works to your record. It allows researchers to import data about their publications from existing databases.

Adding works with Search & Link

Adding works via BibTex. Simply import a BibTex file. This is the best method to integrate citations from Google Scholar.

Adding works via BibTeX

Adding works manually. Not the preferred method for adding works to your record. Make sure you fill out the

Adding works manually

The researcher has full control over their record. Control over both the information in the record and who sees it. Privacy settings provide many options.

The researcher has full control over their record

Trusted organizations/individuals. Trusted organizations or individuals can be authorized to interact with your ORCID record. This allows for third parties to auto update your record. You set the preferences.

Trusted organizations/individuals

ORCID and interoperability. ORCID easily integrates with other tools and platforms. The slide image depicts logos for DataCite, Crossref, publons, Scopus, SciENcv, and ResearcherID.

ORCID and interoperability

ORCID overview. Benefits: Free and easy to register, the researcher is in full control of their ID and ORCID record, Easily integrated with other platforms and tools, Compliant with the international standard name identifier (ISO 27729). ORCID IS NOT: a social media platform, a profile system

ORCID Overview

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Scopus AuthorID

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How to get an AuthorID

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Merge Profiles

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The Author Profile

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Updating your profile

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Integrating with ORCID

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AuthorID Overview

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ResearcherID from Clarivate Analytics

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What is ResearcherID?

How to get a ResearcherID

Easy to register here

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Building Publication List

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The ResearcherID Profile and its Focus on Metrics

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ResearcherID Labs

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ResearcherID Labs (cont.)

Integrating with ORCID

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ResearcherID Overview

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Google Scholar Citations Profile

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How to Get a Google Citations Profile

Go to:

1. My profile

2. Create or sign in to your google account

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The Google Scholar Profile, Focused on citation counts

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Adding works to your profile

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Automatic Updates and Google Citation

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Google Scholar Overview

 Read about their inclusion guidelines here

Comparison table of ORCID, AuthorID, ResearcherID and Google Scholar on the features: Persistent ID, Publication List, Citation Metrics, User Privacy controls, Auto Update Publication List, and Cost.

Comparison

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Benefits of Using a Researcher Identifier

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Other Options

  • Publons
  • Humanities Commons
  • Dimensions
  • Academia.edu
  • Altmetric
  • SSRN
  • LinkedIn
  • FaceBook
  • Twitter
  • ResearchGate

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