ORCID Link displays on the NIH Biosketch Common Form
Applicants may have noticed that the instructions for the new NIH Biosketch Common Form and Supplement no longer allow applicants to include the link to their My Bibliography so reviewers can view a full list of publications. Applicants are also limited to citing ten publications. However, the link to the applicant’s ORCID page is available from the Persistent Identifier (PID) of the Senior/Key Person field of the Biosketch. Applicants who want reviewers to view other publications may want to review their Works page in ORCID to confirm that all publications are populated and/or include a link to their My Bibliography page in the Websites & Links section of the ORCID record.
- Populating ORCID guidance
Use My Bibliography to populate your NIH Biosketch citations
My Bibliography is recommended for managing your citations for the Products section of the NIH Biosketch Common Form using SciENcv. My Bibliography includes the PMCID for citations to applicable publications under the NIH Public Access Policy for publications. A PMCID is required for citations to applicable publications that are authored by an applicant or resulted from your NIH-funded research. As of this date, citations from ORCID do not display PMCIDs.
Markdown syntax now available in SciENcv
SciENcv has recently added the option to use markdown syntax for text formatting in the Personal Statement and Contributions to Science. Markdown uses special characters, like asterisks or hashtags, to apply formatting to your text. In SciENcv, a link to the NCBI Markdown Syntax Guide displays above the Personal Statement and Contributions to Science when in editing mode. Applicants should double-check the draft and certified pdf before submission to ensure formatting has been applied as desired.
How do ORCID fields map to the NIH Biosketch Common Form and Supplement?
ORCID can be used as an external data source in SciENcv to help populate the NIH Biosketch Common Form and Supplement. See below table for how ORCID sections map to the Common Form and Supplement.
| ORCID Sections | SciENcv Sections |
| Education | Professional Preparation |
| Employment | Appointments and Positions |
| Employment (Current) | Position Title |
| Works | Products |
| Biography | Personal Statement |
| Professional Activities* | Honors* |
Notes:
- Contributions to Science do not map to data in ORCID.
- Some ORCID data may not transfer over to SciENcv—use the pencil icon to add or edit content.
- Confirm dates are noted per biosketch requirements.
- Works from ORCID may not include the PMCID.
- Edits made in SciENcv are not updated in your ORCID profile.
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