1. Register with ORCID
2. Claim your Scopus and Web of Science author profiles
3. Check for (and merge) duplicate author profiles
4. Sign up with Google Scholar
5. Deposit your articles in open repositories, including WSU's DigitalCommons
ORCID (free): Register for an ORCID ID and populate your ORCID profile with your affiliations, publications, grants, and more.
Google Scholar profile (free): Create a Google Scholar profile to showcase your publications.
Mendeley profile (free): Populate your Mendeley profile with your affiliations, publications, and research interests.
ResearchGate (free): Sign up for a ResearchGate account to share your research contributions and network with peers.
Academia.edu (free): Sign up for an Academia.edu account to share your research contributions and network with peers.
Don't publicly post pdfs of articles for which you don't hold copyright; use SHERPA/RoMEO to check specific journal permissions.
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