FAQ
The Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Link system (E-Link), developed and maintained by the DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), is used for submitting scientific and technical information (STI) products, including journal article accepted manuscripts and other types of STI such as technical reports, conference proceedings, etc. E-Link facilitates the electronic submittal of STI to DOE by its client community, including researchers, reviewers, research administrators, and others doing business with DOE.
Once an STI record is submitted to E-Link, the record will be processed and become visible and searchable in OSTI.GOV.
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) and the identifying number that it provides to authors. ORCID, Inc. formed in 2010 and officially launched, following beta testing with early adopters, in 2012. The Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) became an ORCID member in May of 2013.
Simply put, an ORCID number for an author is somewhat like a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for a journal article or a dataset:
Full text of STI records submitted to OSTI are kept as permanent records. OSTI then holds responsibility for the record per governmental and NARA laws, regulations, and guidelines. Please note that if a submitter provides only metadata and URLs to full text, the submitter remains the record holder, not OSTI.
Please go to DOE O 241.1C Requirements, Implementation, and Guidance for information on implementing the Order.
