John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE:JWa)(NYSE:JWb), announced today 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 proud to be the first major publisher to join other
stakeholders that have signed ORCID’s open
letter.
ORCID is a nonprofit 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.
“Wiley has been a long-standing supporter of ORCID, involved from the
very early days of the initiative. As a major publisher, their interest
in using ORCID has translated into implementation in a number of
supporting systems, which has improved the author publishing experience
and benefitted the entire research community,” said Laure Haak,
Executive Director of ORCID. “Their actions to collect ORCID iDs will
not only raise awareness among researchers, but also improve
discoverability and ensure that authors and reviewers get credit for
their contributions.”
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.
“Being the first major publisher to require ORCID iDs is an example of
our commitment to improving the management of research data by resolving
name ambiguity among the research community. We will continue to consult
with society partners to expand adoption across our titles and hope that
other publishers will follow our lead,” said Judy Verses, Executive Vice
President, Research at Wiley.
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. Find
more information on Wiley’s ORCID policy.
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