ORCID: Keeping Up with FAIR Momentum details how the ORCID registry aligns with and advances the FAIR principles (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) for optimizing research output exchange. While most commonly associated with data, the FAIR principles apply more broadly to any digital asset, such as the myriad work types, funding sources, education & qualifications, peer review activity, distinctions, etc. included in an ORCID record; the metadata that describes that asset; and the research infrastructure that enables the collection, storage or exchange of data or metadata.
Each of the FAIR principles has three (accessible, interoperable, reusable) or four (findable) expressions and this post elaborates how ORCID manifests each one of them. From unique and persistent identifiers, to integration with standards and structured protocols, registration and indexing, open licenses and shared governance, ORCID works hand-in-glove with FAIR. Furthermore, ORCID provides critical infrastructure for research and scholarly data exchange, and organizations and individuals who use ORCID are also putting the FAIR principles into practice.
