ORCID

ORCID iD Creation via Lingnan Scholars 

Steps:

1. Login your Lingnan Scholars research profile with your Lingnan credentials:
https://scholars.ln.edu.hk/admin/workspace.xhtml

Try using an incognito window or a complete different browser if you encounter any problems with the login.

 

2. Click “Edit Profile”

 

3. Click “Create or Connect your ORCID ID”

 

4. Read the note in the pop up window, click “Proceed”

 

5. Enter your name and email for your ORCID record, click “Next”

 

6. Check and confirm you have no existing ORCID record. Click "None of these are me, continue with registration"

 

7. Create your password for your ORCID record, then click “Next”

 

8. Choose the visibility setting for your ORCID record, read and agree the terms of use, then click “Register” to finish your registration.

 

9. Read the note in Authorize access pop up, then click “Authorize access”

 

 

10. Click “Save” before closing the window

[If your ORCID iD does not appear in your Lingnan Scholars profile; click "Create or connect your ORCID iD" again and sign in with your registered ORCID iD.]

 

11. Click “Edit profile” again and open your profile window.

 

12. Click “Export” under the ORCID section to activate the synchronization of Lingnan Scholars and ORCID. Click “Save” again before closing the window.

After the integration is completed, there would be a message indicating the latest data synchronization time.

 

13. Check your ORCID record and Lingnan Scholars Profile after integration. Your validated research output records will be exported to your ORCID record:

1. Immediately when you have completed your Lingnan Scholars and ORCID integration (by clicking the “Export” button)
2. Will be automatically exported from Lingnan Scholars to ORCID on a daily basis
3. You may trigger the data export at any time by clicking the “Export” button
   Note: Records in ORCID cannot be exported into Lingnan Scholars

 

14. Things to check after integration:

1. In your Lingnan Scholars profile: An ORCID iD linking to your ORCID record
   
2. In your ORCID record: A Lingnan Scholars URL pointing to your Lingnan Scholars profile
3. In your ORCID record: Validated research records in Lingnan Scholars (if any) have been imported as indicated by the “Source”
   
4. In your ORCID record: Employment details in Lingnan Scholars have been imported, source indicated as "Lingnan University" [Click HERE to learn more about the employment data.]
   The integration will not overwrite your manually inputted data (source: your own name) in your ORCID record.