Crthuky

I would like to add the ORCID to the metadata of documents I write. Is this possible with PDF? Is there a standard way to include it in TeX?

The nicest way would be if there way a standard TeX command so that the compiled PDF would automatically have this information. But if it is possible to add this after the PDF was compiled, it would be nice, too.

The simplest way to add the ORCID to the TeX code is adding a comment

% ORCID of the author: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6517-1690

But how do other people add their ORCID to papers? Is there a recommendation how to do it, so that scripts / search engines can use the information?

Academicons has TeX package at https://ctan.org/pkg/academicons which is supported by ORCiD. You may also download SVG or PNG icons from ORCiD website, https://orcid.org/trademark-and-id-display-guidelines

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   Add following in Document SetUp section of tex file. Second line will define ORCiD recommended color for icon.

   
   
   

   usepackageacademicons
   definecolororcidlogocolHTMLA6CE39
   

   
   


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   Add following where you like to add ORCiD icon and URL

   
   
   

   item hrefhttps://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000textcolororcidlogocolaiOrcid hspace2mm orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000
   

   
   

ORCiD recommends hex: #A6CE39 for icon color. hspace2mm is optional, i.e., to give custom space margin between icon and adjacent text.

You can read documentation at https://github.com/diogo-fernan/academicons for details on other icons.

One unresolved issue is to change icon color to ORCiD specified green color and keep it still hyperlinked.

From the linked related answer: Springer picks up ORCID from LaTeX in the following format: Add it as the last line of your address. NOTE: this is in the header, but not wrapped by hypersetup

documentclass[11pt]article
authorHerr Doktor John Smith
addressDept. of Mathematical Sciences \
 University of Awesome\
 Liverpool 56893-3242\
 Albion \ 
 ORCiD: 0000-0004-8882-8330
emailprofSmithRules@awesome.edu
begindocument
enddocument

You can use the following template of Springer journals with some additions
where I make hyperlink to the image of ORCID in author.

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% file template.tex %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%
% This is a general template file for the LaTeX package SVJour3
% for Springer journals. Springer Heidelberg 2010/09/16
%
% Copy it to a new file with a new name and use it as the basis
% for your article. Delete % signs as needed.
%
% This template includes a few options for different layouts and
% content for various journals. Please consult a previous issue of
% your journal as needed.
%
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%
% First comes an example EPS file -- just ignore it and
% proceed on the documentclass line
% your LaTeX will extract the file if required
beginfilecontents*example.eps
%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0
%%BoundingBox: 19 19 221 221
%%CreationDate: Mon Sep 29 1997
%%Creator: programmed by hand (JK)
%%EndComments
gsave
newpath
 20 20 moveto
 20 220 lineto
 220 220 lineto
 220 20 lineto
closepath
2 setlinewidth
gsave
 .4 setgray fill
grestore
stroke
grestore
endfilecontents*
%
RequirePackagefix-cm
%
%documentclasssvjour3 % onecolumn (standard format)
%documentclass[smallcondensed]svjour3 % onecolumn (ditto)
documentclass[smallextended,final,numbook,envcountsect,envcountsame,envcountreset]svjour3 % onecolumn (second format)
%documentclass[twocolumn]svjour3 % twocolumn
%
smartqed % flush right qed marks, e.g. at end of proof
%
usepackagegraphicx %%%% This is very important with image %%%%%
%
usepackagemathptmx % use Times fonts if available on your TeX system
%
% insert here the call for the packages your document requires
%usepackagelatexsym
% etc.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% My Package %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%% for hyperlink
RequirePackage[colorlinks,citecolor=blue,urlcolor=blue]hyperref
% please place your own definitions here and don't use def but
% newcommand
%
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% My Commond %%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% for author affod
% Insert the name of "your journal" with
%journalnamename
%
begindocument

titletopology%thanksGrants or other notes
%about the article that should go on the front page should be
%placed here. General acknowledgments should be placed at the end of the article.

%subtitleDo you have a subtitle?\ If so, write it here

titlerunningtopology % if too long for running head

authorAli Al-Obaidi hrefhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4221-7622includegraphics[scale=1]figures/orcid.jpg and
 Smath Johnhrefhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0000-0000includegraphics[scale=1]figures/orcid.jpg%etc.



authorrunningAl-Obaidi and John % if too long for running head

% The correct dates will be entered by the editor


maketitle

beginabstract
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

%keywordsccccc and cccc and cccccc and xxxxn and xxxxx and xxxxx
% PACSPACS code1 and PACS code2 and more
%subclassAAA and AAA and AAAA and AAAand aaaa
endabstract

sectionIntroduction
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

enddocument

Don't forget to download this Color icon (The best choice is iD icon 16x16) from this link
https://orcid.org/trademark-and-id-display-guidelines

If there are several authors, make a new commend with the argument of the ORCID.

Using @Samir's answer, create a XeLaTeX document with the following at the top:

documentclassarticle
usepackagehyperref
usepackageacademicons
usepackagexcolor

newcommandorcid[1]hrefhttps://orcid.org/#1textcolor[HTML]A6CE39aiOrcid

titleSome paper

author
 Josiah Carberry orcid0000-0002-1825-0097 and
 Ema Nowlen orcid0000-0000-0000-0000 and
 Nella Penfold orcid0000-0000-0000-0000 and
 Lorita Barthel orcid0000-0000-0000-0000 and
 Sigrid Pardini orcid0000-0000-0000-0000 and
 Sherri Sanks orcid0000-0000-0000-0000 and
 Maryln Tall orcid0000-0000-0000-0000 and
 Dwain Gooslin orcid0000-0000-0000-0000


begindocument

maketitle

sectionIntroduction

Cool.

enddocument

I have used the solution suggested by @Ali Al-Obaidi and it generates the image with the link to the OrcidID. But it also generates lots of Latex errors with messages like "Argument ofreserve@a has an extra }". I have searched about this error and I´ve found that this error is related to the use of includegraphics inside the Title environment.

Does anyone had the same problem using this solution?