P, Kannan2016-01-132016-01-132015-10-010971-9849http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1958Academic identity is quite popular in the recent years amongst researchers due to its usage in the research report system. It is essential for measuring research impact of an author or organisation. The article explains about various academic identity systems such as ISNI, Google Scholar Profile, Researcher ID, Scopus ID, RePEc and ORCID ID. The purpose of the article is to discuss the use of academic identity in the research ecosystem and its benefits. The article elaborates the possibility for integration of author identity in the research report system such as manuscript submission system, project proposal, grant application, award application, ranking system, etc.enISNIGoogle Scholar ProfileResearcher IDScopus IDRePEcORCID IDArticle