In the Order of Authors Agreement we ask you to provide an ORCiD for all authors. The Open Researcher and Contributors ID (ORCiD) repository is an open, not-for-profit, community-driven initiative to resolve authorship confusion in scholarly work.

When you register for an ORCiD, you are given a unique 16 digit identifier which correctly distinguishes your publications and other research activities from others who may have the same, or similar, name. The registration only takes 30 seconds to complete and is free of charge. You will then be able to use your iD for all future manuscript submissions, and for any submissions to other publishers who request this information.

Once you have registered, please also add your ORCiD to your contact details to your REALMS account. To do this, login to the system, select ‘My Profile’, click on the ORCiD Tab on the left-hand side of the screen, click ‘Create or connect your ORCiD’ button and follow the instructions on screen. Sign into your ORCiD account and this will link your ORCiD account to your REALMS account.

For more information and help with ORCiD please visit the ORCiD website, or contact the NIHR Journals Library team.