ORCID has officially endorsed the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information, reinforcing its commitment to fostering transparent and sustainable research infrastructures. After careful deliberation with its Board of Directors, ORCID is proud to become an institutional supporter of this community-driven initiative, which has garnered over 100 signatories and 40 supporters.
The Barcelona Declaration advocates for sustainable open research infrastructures and highlights the growing global support for making research information more accessible. As a non-profit organization that connects researchers to their work in an open and equitable manner, ORCID aligns with the declaration's goals to enhance transparency and trust within the scholarly community.
For researchers, ORCID provides an essential tool to manage and showcase their contributions across disciplines, simplifying the process of claiming credit for their work. The platform helps researchers maintain a comprehensive profile that can be reused across various scholarly workflows, reducing the administrative burden and promoting greater efficiency.
By endorsing the Barcelona Declaration, ORCID emphasizes its role as an open infrastructure provider, enabling the sharing of research data within FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) frameworks. This support helps ensure that institutional and researcher evaluations are based on transparent, reliable data, fostering trust and strengthening the scholarly record.
ORCID's endorsement reflects its ongoing commitment to the principles that guide its mission: openness, transparency, and research integrity. The organization celebrates the efforts of signatories to support open research information infrastructure and continues to uphold these values in advancing its own initiatives for sustainable, community-driven research practices.
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