A QR code is a machine-readable graphic that contains information, typically a website URL. Your ORCID iD QR code is unique to you and it represents your ORCID iD. Anyone who scans it with a QR code reader such as a mobile phone will be sent to your public ORCID record.
To download your ORCID iD QR code:
- Go to Account Settings and scroll down to the Sharing section
- Click on Get a QR code for your ORCID iD
- Click to download your QR code and display it anywhere you want your ORCID iD to be found!