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Build your public profile
Use this section when you need to:
- make yourself discoverable in the Experts directory
- understand which profile fields affect retrieval and collaboration most strongly
- export your profile, update it with ORCID, or edit it manually
- understand how expertise endorsement works
Main roles:
- Signed-in users
- Contributor
- Mantainer
Related sections:
Your public profile is not a decorative extra in HORTUS.
It is the bridge between identity, search retrieval, visibility, and collaboration. A well-completed profile improves discoverability because it gives the platform more structured signals to match against search queries and filters. It also helps other researchers decide quickly whether to contact you, invite you into a project, or follow your work.
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Edit profile manually
Manual editing is the route to use when your profile needs targeted adjustments or when ORCID does not contain the structure you want. The manual editor exposes the fields that matter most for discoverability: links, biography, location, affiliation, SSD classifications, expertise, interests, CV upload, and publications.
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| Manual edit CTA | How to use it | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Upload CV | Use the CV upload area in the manual editor. | Adds a downloadable supporting document to your profile. |
| Add publication by DOI | Open the DOI publication widget and enter a DOI. | Lets the interface fetch publication metadata automatically where supported. |
| Add publication manually | Use the manual publication widget. | Creates a structured bibliographic entry even when DOI metadata is unavailable. |
| Save profile | Use Save after reviewing both edit pages. | Commits the profile changes to your public profile. |
Best practice: complete the fields that are most useful to others first — biography, affiliation, expertise, interests, collaboration openness, CV, and publications — then refine secondary details later