ORCID iDs aren't just for the hard sciences. ORCID profiles are designed to work for researchers and creators in a wide variety of fields. Here are some example profiles:
The most important thing to do with an ORCID iD is use it! Add your ORCID iD to email signatures, online profiles, manuscript submissions, peer reviews, grant applications, and more. If a journal or conference you are submitting to does not have a way to include an ORCID iD with your information, consider contacting the editors or organizers and requesting that they make it an option.
ORCID also provides distinct benefits for faculty when it comes to updating Faculty Annual Achievement Reports or reporting and establishing an online presence.
ORCID's Search & Link wizards allow you to import your research from publications in databases such as Crossref and Scopus. You can find a full list of supported databases on the ORCID website.
You can also use your ORCID profile to import and export citations between ORCID and other systems like Google Scholar or Academia.edu. Read ORCID's tutorial explaining how to use BibTeX files to import and export across platforms. (If your citations cannot be exported in BibTeX, don't worry! There are other ways to update your account. See the "Adding to Your ORCID Profile" page for more information.)
More and more journals and grants are requiring an ORCID iD. If you want to learn more or create one, check out the Getting Started with ORCID pages. If you're interested in how ORCID can be used in the Health Sciences, read on!
Check out the NCBI Minute video below on PubMed Tools and ORCID ID's for Authors.