Parvina Amritdinova: Hello Bunafsha Rustamovna. Today we will continue the topic of ORCID and explore its benefits. What is ORCID and why is it important?

Bunafsha Rafiyeva: Hello, Parvina. ORCID is a unique identifier for researchers and scientists. It serves as a personal number that distinguishes people in the academic community from others. ORCID is important because it helps to solve the problem of naming ambiguity in scientific articles and ensures the proper distribution of research contributions.

Parvina Amritdinova: It is a necessary tool for researchers. What are the specific benefits of using ORCID?

Bunafsha Rafiyeva: Using ORCID has several advantages. It increases research accessibility by allowing researchers to link their ORCID ID to their work across multiple platforms and databases. In addition, ORCID facilitates the exchange of information between researchers and institutions, thereby facilitating collaboration.

Parvina Amritdinova: ORCID seems to offer a solution to many of the problems that researchers face. How can researchers and institutions get started with ORCID?

Bunafsha Rafiyeva: It is very easy to start working with ORCID. Researchers can register for a free ORCID ID on the ORCID website and create a profile where they can add their publications, communications and other scientific activities. Our project helps other institutions register their researchers for ORCID and integrate ORCID identifiers into their systems and workflows. Many publishers and funding agencies now require ORCID identifiers during the manuscript submission or grant application process, further encouraging acceptance.

Parvina Amritdinova: What changes are taking place in your project now?

Bunafsha Rafiyeva: At the moment, we are adding Uzbek and foreign researchers and scientists to our ORCID Uzbekistan Telegram group (https://t. me/+UXFCEyUoOrs3NmQy). Every day we share information about ORCID and its advantage in our group. Scientists ask questions they are interested in and get answers. Our group is growing day by day. The main goal of our project is to improve the knowledge about ORCID, as well as to create all the facilities for the country's scientists.

Parvina Amritdinova: Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Bunafsha Rafiyeva: I am glad. Thank you.