Research Data Management

DOI to Identify Your Data

To share and preserve your data, you need to be able to refer to your files unambiguously. To make your data findable, you’ll first need a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). A DOI is a unique, permanent identifier that links to an object such as a dataset or research article. A dataset with a DOI can be discovered by following the link or searching DataCite.

One option is to choose a repository that will provide your dataset with a DOI. Visit the Data Repositories section of this guide for more information. We can also assist you with minting or assigning DOIs for your project outputs.

ORCID to Identify Yourself

In addition to identifying your data, it is good practice to identify yourself with a distinct number provided by ORCID iD. This identifier allows you to distinguish yourself from researchers with the same or similar name and connect your work to your identity. In addition, ORCID iDs are now required by a number of funders and publishers.

One of the best benefits of of using your ORCID iD is that you can configure your ORCID profile to automatically update when you publish a paper or a dataset. You can also connect it to your account in the UC eScholarship repository to keep your eScholarship profile automatically updated. Visit ORCID to apply. It’s free!

Other Author Identification Systems include:

• Researcher ID can be requested for use in Web of Science.  It can be linked to your ORCID ID.
• Scopus Author ID is automatically assigned by the publisher Elsevier for use in its Scopus database.
• Google Scholar Profile If your work is indexed in Google Scholar, you can sign up for a profile at Google Scholar Citations. It will appear when people search for your publications.
• Altmetrics Bookmarklet provides a social media profile of references to your work.