Your Research Identity Matters

ORCID–WACA is a WACREN-led initiative, supported by the ORCID Global Participation Fund, to drive the adoption of ORCID across West and Central Africa and make the region’s researchers and research more visible, citable, and connected on the global stage. The case for action is clear. Low adoption of persistent identifiers (PIDs) such as ORCID limits the visibility of African scholarship and reinforces the misconception that the continent produces little research. Most African researchers encounter ORCID only when submitting to a journal, institutional and journal mandates remain rare, and awareness is especially low outside STEM, making it difficult to attribute work accurately, demonstrate institutional productivity, or showcase the true impact of African scholarship.