Because you should always get credit for the work you do.The ORCID persistent identifier ensures you have a unique identity as a researcher. It follows you throughout your career, from student to researcher, moving from one employer to another, adapting to changes of name, and even incorporating author names and publishing in different languages and alphabets. You only need to create one ORCID iD in your lifetime.
Argonne is an ORCID member. Currently, you can add your ORCID iD to PANDA, Argonne's publication approval database.
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) launched the US Government ORCID Consortium April 1st, 2020, bringing together US Government and DOE-affiliated organizations looking to use, adopt, and integrate with ORCID.
ORCID (Open Researcher & Contributor ID) is a registry of unique identifiers for researchers and scholars that is open, non-profit, transparent, mobile and community-based. The ORCID Registry is available free of charge to individuals. You can obtain an ORCID iD, manage your record of activity and search others in the Registry. It takes less than a minute to register and claim your iD. Although it may be useful to build out your ORCID profile by adding your publications, it is not necessary to do so.
You may register for an ORCID identifier at http://orcid.org. You only need to enter your name and email address and create a password. You do not need an official affiliation and there is no set of requirements to qualify as a researcher.
Here's an example of an ORCID record. And, how an iD should be cited:
