Starting May 25, 2025, all NIH applicants and recipients will be required to obtain an ORCID ID, enter it into the Persistent Identifier (PID) section of the Common Forms, and link their ORCID ID to their eRA Commons Personal Profile.

ORCID IDs are unique, persistent digital identifiers that distinguish individual investigators and can be used to connect researchers with their contributions to science over time and across changes of name, location, and institutional affiliation. These free identifiers are assigned and maintained by the non-profit organization ORCID. Learn more at Persistent Identifiers.

Material in this guide largely adapted with permission from the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System "Where Should I Publish" guide.