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Per ORCID's terms and conditions, a researcher may only register for an ORCID themselves, and it is not permitted for anybody to register an ORCID on behalf of a anybody else.

It is very easy to register for an ORCID ID. Here is a short video tutorial describing the process.

How to register for an ORCID iD from ORCID on Vimeo.

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