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Dr Morgan Freeman
In contemporary academic and research context, researchers, scholars and students are required to have a good online academic presence. The digital platforms enable the researchers to present their work, to keep a record of citations, to find colleagues, and make their research more visible. Google Scholar, ORCID, and personal academic profiles are some of the most popular academic visibility tools.
Though the two platforms are mostly used in conjunction with each other, they are applied in varying functions within the academic ecosystem. Knowledge about their differences can enable the researchers better administer their academic identity, and their research work is properly reflected.
This paper defines the concept, attributes, benefits and the distinction between Google Scholar, ORCID as well as independent academic profiles, and how these can be utilized by researchers in order to provide a better academic identity and visibility of their research works.
Google Scholar is a free scholarly search engine designed by Google. It enables one to find academic literature on topics of research papers, theses and books, conference papers, and patents on different academic fields. As well, researchers can establish a Google scholar profile, where their publications will automatically be monitored along with their citation statistics.
Google Scholar has the following important characteristics.
The ability to trace citations is one of the most important features of Google Scholar. Google Scholar captures the citation and puts it on the profile of the author when other scholars cite his/her research paper.
Certain valuable measures that are presented in a Google Scholar profile are:
These measures aid in gauging the effects and influence of the work of a researcher in academic fraternity.
The researchers can also use Google Scholar profiles to:
Google Scholar has many users all over the world; it is used by students, researchers and institutions as it indexes many scholarly publications.
Google Scholar has a number of benefits to the researcher. It offers convenient access to academic literature, enables one to track citation easily, and contributes to making academic writing more recognizable.
The other benefit is that Google Scholar is automatically updated with any newly added publications or citation on the internet. This minimizes the use of manual updates.
ORCID or Open Researcher and Contributor ID is a distinct digital identifier of researchers. It was developed to address the issue of confusion in the naming of the authors in the academic publishing.
Numerous of them have identical names and at times the identical writer can publish under slightly varied formats of the name. ORCID offers a unique identification number, which identifies the researcher permanently.
The standard ORCID will appear as follows:
0000-0002-1825-0097
This distinguishing characteristic makes sure that any publication and research work is duly credited to the appropriate person.
ORCID offers a digital profile in which the researchers are able to list:
Most funding organizations and academic journals are now mandating their authors to provide an ORCID ID with their manuscripts. This aids in guaranteeing a better identification of the authors and enhances the credibility of scholarly documents.
The primary benefits of ORCID include the fact that it offers a stable academic identity that persists over the lifetime of a researcher regardless of the change of affiliation, fields of study, or nationalities.
ORCID is also compatible with numerous academic databases and publishing systems which makes it simpler to update their records automatically.
The other significant advantage is that the use of ORCID can minimize the case of misattribution of research work, where the researcher gets due credit to the work done.
Personal or professional research profiles assembled on independent platforms other than centralized systems such as Google Scholar or ORCID are known as independent academic profiles. The presence of these profiles is possible on such web sites as:
Independent academic profiles often are self-created and controlled by the researcher unlike Google Scholar or ORCID.
The independent profile gives the researcher a chance to display his/her work in a more personalized and malleable way.
These profiles may include:
These profiles are frequently utilized by researchers to establish their professional academic brand and a group of fellow scholars in the international academic community.
Indicatively, websites such as ResearchGate enable scholars to publish full-text journals, pose research queries, and engage other scholars.
Independent profiles give more flexibility to the researchers to work in a creative way. It can contain multimedia materials, descriptions of the projects, and personal academic stories.
These sites also enable scholars to experience a wider research community by discussing their research topics on forums, networking them, and having the option of collaborating.
Google Scholar, ORCID, and independent academic profiles are not the same as they perform different functions, though both assist the researcher in presenting his or her work.
Google Scholar has the main role of distributing itself as an academic search engine and a referencing tracking tool. It is specialized in the indexing of academic sources and the measurement of the impact of research.
ORCID, in its turn, is concerned about author identification. It aims at giving the researchers a distinct digital identifier that would be used to give the correct attribution of their work.
The type of independent academic profiles is mainly created to promote themselves, network, and professional visibility.
Google scholar automatically gathers publications and references of indexed sources. The way the system indexes their work is not much controlled by the researchers.
ORCID profile is managed by the researcher who can manage and authenticate information on his or her PRN.
The greatest amount of control is provided by independent profiles since the researchers are able to tailor their profile content, form of presentation, and information.
Google Scholar has detailed citation metrics such as the number of citation and h index values.
ORCID also does not monitor metrics of citation, but rather ensures that a precise history of a researcher is kept.
Independent profiles might indicate engagement metrics, including downloads or views but typically have no standardized citation metrics.
ORCID has a broad use in academic journals, universities, and funding organizations. Most publishers are asking researchers to add their ORCID ID when submitting their manuscripts.
Google Scholar is not a system of identification as most researchers use it as a discovery/citation-tracking tool.
Academic publishers and institutions can or can be independent profiles.
The majority of researchers enjoy the advantage of using Google Scholar, ORCID, and individual academic profiles alongside each other instead of one platform over the other.
All platforms have a different purpose:
Updating a profile on these websites will help the researcher to build a stronger scholarly presence and to guarantee that their academic work will be seen by more people.
When researchers are in their early stages of careers, the development and maintenance of these profiles is especially significant. They can be assisted with the help of a powerful online academic presence:
The use of digital research profile in assessing grant, fellowship and academic applicants in universities and funding agencies is becoming increasingly popular.
There are numerous researchers who commit errors when operating their academic profiles. Among the typical errors is the inability to update profiles, resulting in either missing information or incomplete information.
The other error is that the names of authors in various publications are not the same and thus it may prove hard to trace the contributions of a research.
The researchers must also make sure that their profiles are correct, professional and duly connected on the platforms.
Google Scholar, ORCID and personal academic profiles are intrinsic in the contemporary online academic setting and are vital in organizing the research visibility and academic identity. Although these platforms have certain similarities, they are used to serve various purposes in the academic ecosystem.
Google Scholar enables authors to trace the references and estimate the effectiveness of their activity. ORCID offers a special identifier that guarantees proper accreditation of research work. The advantage of independent academic profiles is that it is flexible and offers networking opportunities that enable scholars to present their work in a more personalized format.
Learning how to use these platforms, and knowing their difference, researchers can increase their academic presence, expand their professional network and make a more appropriate contribution to the overall research community.
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