The document discusses Copernicus Publications' implementation of ORCID, a system for uniquely identifying scientific authors and contributors. It will first be implemented in October 2012 by offering ORCID connection during manuscript submission, though it will be optional. Next steps include further integrating ORCID into Copernicus journal manuscript tracking systems and events like abstract submission and conference registration. ORCID integration will allow for better bibliographic data sharing and extraction of author statistics.