ORCID survey 2015

Executive Summary Key findings of this large survey of around 6,000 people globally include: General There is high awareness that ORCID is free for researchers (75%) and that it is a not-­‐for-­‐profit (63%); low awareness (34%) of the annual public data file and the new peer review service 70% of respondents know they have an ORCID iD, but 9% of these iD holders are unaware of or don’t know anything at all about ORCID iDs 60% of ORCID ID holders gave “persistent identifiers are a way of helping the internet work better for research” as their top reason for registering personally Irrespective of whether they have an ORCID iD, most respondents’ top reasons for registering for one were: ORCID iDs are free to researchers (80%); easily connect my research output with me (80%); make it easier for people to find and share my work (80%); and are a unique identifier for my entire career (78%) Respondents are most likely to have heard about ORCID through colleague recommendation (31%) or their publisher (29%); 43% remember being prompted to provide their iD when they submitted their most recent manuscript They are most likely to use their ORCID iD when submitting manuscripts for publication (55.7%), at their university (25.8%), and when applying for grants (13%). 26% do not currently use their ORCID iD at all Only 18% of all respondents were able to confirm that their organization is a member; for iD holders the number is even lower -­‐ just 12%. 40% of these respondents indicate that an iD is required in one or more institutional system Respondents in all disciplines expect to be able to connect their publications to their ORCID record – especially journal articles (92%), books (73%), and book chapters (66%) – but there are differences by discipline in terms of connecting other research contributions Top attributes associated with ORCID are (in order): open, new, approachable, efficient, easy to work with. ORCID is least likely to be seen as unnecessary, hard to work with, a no-­‐brainer, awkward, and complicated. Non-­‐record holders were significantly more likely to view ORCID as unnecessary or unknown There is significant support for ORCID mandates, with 72% of all respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing that these would benefit the global research community, 21% neutral, and only 7% disagreeing or strongly disagreeing. Similarly, between two thirds and three quarters would find it useful if their publisher (75%), institution (67%), funder (67%), or professional society (64%) mandated ORCID iD