Identifiers and Open Science: Elements for a Socio-Technical Analysis of ORCID

This article by Gaelle Bequet, Director of the ISSN International Centre, describes the creation process of an identifier through the lens of the Social Construction Of Technology (SCOT) and the Actor Network Theory (ANT). This research uses primary sources available on the ORCID and ISNI websites as well as grey literature provided by a librarian involved in the development of ISNI. Secondary sources such as peer-reviewed articles are also quoted. The social groups supporting ORCID are identified. ORCID’s development model is analyzed. The relation between ORCID and the advent of systems monitoring public scientific production is established.

International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Management, Florianópolis, v. 11, n. 29, p. 125- 160, 2022. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil.