Researchers with a registered ORCID ID are able to update their ORCID record with both prior and current research works. There are a number of ways researchers can add works to the registry:
1) Using the ORCID "Search & link" wizard
(This is useful if researcher has published papers with a publishers who have created a "Search & link" wizard as part of their ORCID implementation.
- Login to your ORCID record at http://orcid.org/my-orcid
- Go to the Works section and click on "Add works"
- Click on "Search & link" to see a list of databases from which works can be selected.
- Click on a database where researcher's previous papers were published.
More information on using the ORCID "Search & link" wizard can be found in the ORCID knowledgeable.
2) Import papers using a BibTex file.
(This is useful for researchers who have a profile in Google Scholar Citation profile.)
- Login to your ORCID record at http://orcid.org/my-orcid
- Go to the Works section and click on "Add works"
- Click on "Import BibTex". (See importing BibTex files for information on how to create and import works via BibTex.)
- Select your BibTex file and upload.
3) Manually adding research papers
- Login to your ORCID record at http://orcid.org/my-orcid
- Go to the Works section and click on "Add works"
- Click on "Add manually"
- Follow the prompts to fill in information about your past research work.