Is my ORCID valid? The bubble next to my name is orange rather than green

An ORCID bubble beside an author's name could be one of three colors. Green does not necessarily mean that the ORCID is not valid. 

Green ORCID icon

• ORCID information matches author profile or author name in the metadata

Orange ORCID icon

• ORCID information does not match author profile or author name in the metadata. There is a discrepancy in how the names appear.
• It is not required that an author's name in an article matches the author's name in the ORCID, so an orange ORCID is acceptable. The discrepancy could be caused by a middle initial being omitted, name variations, new surname, or missing accented characters.
• While an orange ORCID is acceptable, we recommend that you double-check if you entered the correct ORCID and, if you are the submitting user, double-check that you entered a co-author's name correctly.
• When adding an ORCID to a user profile, ensure the visibility settings of your ORCID is set to public by following these instructions: https://support.orcid.org/knowledgebase/articles/124518-visibility-settings.

Red ORCID icon

• No ORCID is provided for this author
• Note that all authors are required to have an ORCID for publication (see What is an ORCID, why is it mandatory to have one, and how can I get one?)

See also

• What is an ORCID?
• How do I add an ORCID to my JMIR User Profile?
• As a co-author, how do I add my ORCID to the manuscript metadata?
• As submitting author, where do I enter the ORCIDs of my coauthors?