Como a comunidade de investigação da África Ocidental e Central influencia a adoção do ORCID.
Um espaço colaborativo para investigadores, bibliotecários, editores de revistas e editores partilharem práticas, resolverem problemas e promoverem identificadores persistentes em toda a região.
A regional network learning together
The ORCID-WACA Community of Practice (CoP) brings together professionals working to make African scholarship more visible, discoverable, and citable through ORCID and other persistent identifiers (PIDs).
Hosted by WACREN under the ORCID Global Participation Fund (Round 6), the CoP is the connective tissue between our 15 Ambassadors and the wider research and education community across 22 countries in West and Central Africa.
Four Pillars of the CoP
Visibility
Help African researchers stand out on the global stageAdoption
Drive ORCID integration across institutions and journalsCommunity
Connect peers across roles, languages, and bordersLegacy
Build lasting capacity beyond the project lifecycleBuilt for four communities working together
If your work touches research identification, attribution, or scholarly communication in the region — this community is for you.
Researchers
Create and maintain your ORCID iD, link it to your outputs, and increase the visibility and citability of your work.
Librarians
Lead institutional ORCID rollouts, train researchers, and integrate PIDs with repositories and CRIS systems.
Journal Editors
Collect ORCID iDs at submission, improve manuscript metadata, and strengthen attribution in African journals.
Publishers
Embed ORCID in editorial workflows, connect to Crossref & DataCite, and push best practice across your titles.
Community activities
Ambassador Orientation
Kick-off session for the 15 selected Ambassadors. Open to CoP observers.
Webinar: ORCID 101 for Researchers
An introductory live session for researchers — bring your questions.
Librarians' Office Hour
Open clinic for libraries planning institutional ORCID rollouts.