Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc. has announced plans to require ORCID iDs as part of the manuscript submission process for a large number of journals. Beginning in winter 2016, more than 500 Wiley journals using ScholarOne Manuscripts will require the submitting author (only) to provide an ORCID identifier (iD) when submitting a manuscript. Wiley is the first major publisher to join other stakeholders that have signed ORCID's open letter.
ORCID is a non-profit helping create a world in which all who participate in research, scholarship and innovation are uniquely identified and connected to their contributions and affiliations, across disciplines, borders, and time. ORCID provides unique and persistent identifiers to researchers, distinguishing them in today's increasingly competitive scholarly industry by connecting them to their contributions and affiliations. Over 2.7 million ORCID iDs have been issued around the world, a figure that continues to grow as more stakeholders integrate ORCID with their workflows. Many funders—including the Swedish Research Council and Wellcome Trust UK—now require ORCID iDs as part of the grant proposal process.
As a founding member of ORCID, Wiley is an avid supporter of this open system, and is deeply invested in its ability to solve the name ambiguity issue while also protecting researchers’ data and privacy. Wiley currently has over 24,000 ORCID iDs in use for journal article submissions.
Like all scholarly publishers, Wiley has a duty to support researchers by providing tools and introducing services to help them succeed. By requiring ORCID, Wiley is creating more opportunities to recognize, reward and support authors in complying with institutional and funder mandates.
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