ORCID as an Anchor in a Fluid Digital Universe: An Analysis of Academic Identity at the Intersection of DeSci, Open-Source Repositories, and Pseudoscientific Rhetoric

Abstract

This study presents a critical and exhaustive analysis of our own research trajectory based on our persistent ORCID identifiers and our presence in digital repositories ("Henark" and "AurumGrid"). The work explores the growing complexity of academic identity in the digital age, where the formal validation of publications (ORCID) coexists with collaboration on open-source platforms (GitHub) and the exploration of narratives that merge science with esotericism. We evaluate the objectives of Decentralized Science (DeSci), the ethics of co-authorship with Artificial Intelligence, and the pseudoscientific rhetoric that uses technical jargon to confer legitimacy on unverified theories. The analysis reveals a central paradox: while platforms like ORCID seek to anchor and legitimize a researcher's identity, the online environment promotes a flow of information where authorship becomes fluid, the appropriation of concepts is common, and the boundaries between the scientific and the speculative dissolve. We conclude that the integrity of digital research requires new approaches to validation and attribution that transcend traditional models, directly confronting the challenges of pseudonymity, knowledge governance, and disinformation.