diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/OrcidV3AuthorDataProvider.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/OrcidV3AuthorDataProvider.java
index c7e41171a5..dfbd07a83a 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/OrcidV3AuthorDataProvider.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/OrcidV3AuthorDataProvider.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.dspace.external.provider.AbstractExternalDataProvider;
 import org.dspace.external.provider.orcid.xml.XMLtoBio;
 import org.dspace.orcid.model.factory.OrcidFactoryUtils;
 import org.orcid.jaxb.model.v3.release.common.OrcidIdentifier;
+import org.orcid.jaxb.model.v3.release.record.Email;
 import org.orcid.jaxb.model.v3.release.record.Person;
 import org.orcid.jaxb.model.v3.release.search.Result;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -114,13 +115,20 @@ public class OrcidV3AuthorDataProvider extends AbstractExternalDataProvider {
             if (person.getName().getFamilyName() != null) {
                 lastName = person.getName().getFamilyName().getContent();
                 externalDataObject.addMetadata(new MetadataValueDTO("person", "familyName", null, null,
-                                                                    lastName));
+                        lastName));
             }
             if (person.getName().getGivenNames() != null) {
                 firstName = person.getName().getGivenNames().getContent();
                 externalDataObject.addMetadata(new MetadataValueDTO("person", "givenName", null, null,
-                                                                    firstName));
-
+                        firstName));
+            }
+            if (person.getEmails().getEmails() != null && !person.getEmails().getEmails().isEmpty()) {
+                Email email = person.getEmails().getEmails().get(0);
+                if (person.getEmails().getEmails().size() > 1) {
+                    email = person.getEmails().getEmails().stream().filter(Email::isPrimary).findFirst().orElse(email);
+                }
+                externalDataObject.addMetadata(new MetadataValueDTO("person", "email", null,
+                        null, email.getEmail()));
             }
             externalDataObject.setId(person.getName().getPath());
             externalDataObject
@@ -128,7 +136,7 @@ public class OrcidV3AuthorDataProvider extends AbstractExternalDataProvider {
                             new MetadataValueDTO("person", "identifier", "orcid", null, person.getName().getPath()));
             externalDataObject
                     .addMetadata(new MetadataValueDTO("dc", "identifier", "uri", null,
-                                                      orcidUrl + "/" + person.getName().getPath()));
+                            orcidUrl + "/" + person.getName().getPath()));
             if (!StringUtils.isBlank(lastName) && !StringUtils.isBlank(firstName)) {
                 externalDataObject.setDisplayValue(lastName + ", " + firstName);
                 externalDataObject.setValue(lastName + ", " + firstName);
@@ -139,8 +147,8 @@ public class OrcidV3AuthorDataProvider extends AbstractExternalDataProvider {
                 externalDataObject.setDisplayValue(firstName);
                 externalDataObject.setValue(firstName);
             }
-        } else if (person.getPath() != null ) {
-            externalDataObject.setId(StringUtils.substringBetween(person.getPath(),"/","/person"));
+        } else if (person.getPath() != null) {
+            externalDataObject.setId(StringUtils.substringBetween(person.getPath(), "/", "/person"));
         }
         return externalDataObject;
     }
@@ -204,7 +212,7 @@ public class OrcidV3AuthorDataProvider extends AbstractExternalDataProvider {
         for (Result result : results) {
             OrcidIdentifier orcidIdentifier = result.getOrcidIdentifier();
             if (orcidIdentifier != null) {
-                log.debug("Found OrcidId=" + orcidIdentifier.toString());
+                log.debug("Found OrcidId=" + orcidIdentifier.getPath());
                 String orcid = orcidIdentifier.getPath();
                 Person bio = getBio(orcid);
                 if (bio != null) {
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/OrcidV3AuthorDataProviderTest.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/OrcidV3AuthorDataProviderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34b3a6838d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/OrcidV3AuthorDataProviderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.external.provider.impl;
+
+import org.dspace.AbstractDSpaceTest;
+import org.dspace.external.OrcidRestConnector;
+import org.dspace.external.model.ExternalDataObject;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link OrcidV3AuthorDataProvider}.
+ *
+ * @author Jesiel Viana (jesielviana at proton.me)
+ *
+ */
+public class OrcidV3AuthorDataProviderTest extends AbstractDSpaceTest {
+
+    private static final String SEARCH_XML_PATH = "org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/search.xml";
+    private static final String PERSON1_XML_PATH = "org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/person1.xml";
+    private static final String PERSON2_XML_PATH = "org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/person2.xml";
+    private static final String PERSON3_XML_PATH = "org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/person3.xml";
+
+    public static final String ORCID_SEARCH_QUERY = "search?q=0000-0000-0000-0000";
+
+    private OrcidV3AuthorDataProvider dataProvider;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() throws Exception {
+        dataProvider = new OrcidV3AuthorDataProvider();
+
+        OrcidRestConnector mockRestConnector = mock(OrcidRestConnector.class);
+
+        dataProvider.setOrcidRestConnector(mockRestConnector);
+        dataProvider.setSourceIdentifier("orcid");
+        dataProvider.setOrcidUrl("https://orcid.org");
+
+        dataProvider.setClientId("client-id");
+        dataProvider.setClientSecret("client-secret");
+        dataProvider.setOAUTHUrl("https://orcid.org/oauth");
+
+        InputStream searchXmlStream = getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(SEARCH_XML_PATH);
+        InputStream person1XmlStream = getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(PERSON1_XML_PATH);
+        InputStream person2XmlStream = getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(PERSON2_XML_PATH);
+        InputStream person3XmlStream = getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(PERSON3_XML_PATH);
+
+        when(mockRestConnector.get("search?q=search%3Fq%3D0000-0000-0000-0000&start=0&rows=10",null )).thenReturn(searchXmlStream);
+        when(mockRestConnector.get("0000-0000-0000-0001/person",null )).thenReturn(person1XmlStream);
+        when(mockRestConnector.get("0000-0000-0000-0002/person",null )).thenReturn(person2XmlStream);
+        when(mockRestConnector.get("0000-0000-0000-0003/person",null )).thenReturn(person3XmlStream);
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetExternalDataObjectSizeIsCorrect() {
+        List<ExternalDataObject> optional = dataProvider.searchExternalDataObjects(ORCID_SEARCH_QUERY, 0, 10);
+        assertThat(optional, hasSize(3));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetExternalDataObjectGetPersonWithAllFieldsPopulated() {
+        List<ExternalDataObject> optional = dataProvider.searchExternalDataObjects(ORCID_SEARCH_QUERY, 0, 10);
+
+        assertThat(optional, hasSize(3));
+
+        ExternalDataObject externalDataObject1 = optional.get(0);
+
+        // Basic field assertions
+        assertThat(externalDataObject1.getId(), equalTo("0000-0000-0000-0001"));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject1.getValue(), equalTo("FamilyName1, GivenNames1"));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject1.getSource(), equalTo("orcid"));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject1.getDisplayValue(), equalTo("FamilyName1, GivenNames1"));
+
+        // Metadata assertions
+        assertThat(externalDataObject1.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("person")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("familyName")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("FamilyName1"))
+                )
+        ));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject1.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("person")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("givenName")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("GivenNames1"))
+                )
+        ));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject1.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("person")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("email")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("person1@email.com"))
+                )
+        ));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject1.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("person")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("identifier")),
+                        hasProperty("qualifier", equalTo("orcid")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("0000-0000-0000-0001"))
+                )
+        ));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject1.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("dc")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("identifier")),
+                        hasProperty("qualifier", equalTo("uri")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0001"))
+                )
+        ));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetExternalDataObjectGetPrimaryEmailFromPersonWithTwoEmails() {
+        List<ExternalDataObject> optional = dataProvider.searchExternalDataObjects(ORCID_SEARCH_QUERY, 0, 10);
+
+        assertThat(optional, hasSize(3));
+
+        ExternalDataObject externalDataObject2 = optional.get(1); // Test person2 (with two emails)
+
+        // Basic field assertions
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getId(), equalTo("0000-0000-0000-0002"));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getValue(), equalTo("FamilyName2, GivenNames2"));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getSource(), equalTo("orcid"));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getDisplayValue(), equalTo("FamilyName2, GivenNames2"));
+
+        // Metadata assertions
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("person")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("familyName")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("FamilyName2"))
+                )
+        ));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("person")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("givenName")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("GivenNames2"))
+                )
+        ));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("person")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("email")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("person2primary@email.com"))  // Primary email
+                )
+        ));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("person")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("identifier")),
+                        hasProperty("qualifier", equalTo("orcid")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("0000-0000-0000-0002"))
+                )
+        ));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("dc")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("identifier")),
+                        hasProperty("qualifier", equalTo("uri")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0002"))
+                )
+        ));
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetExternalDataObjectGetPersonOnlyWithNameFilled() {
+        List<ExternalDataObject> optional = dataProvider.searchExternalDataObjects(ORCID_SEARCH_QUERY, 0, 10);
+
+        assertThat(optional, hasSize(3));
+
+        ExternalDataObject externalDataObject2 = optional.get(2); // Test person2 (with two emails)
+
+        // Basic field assertions
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getId(), equalTo("0000-0000-0000-0003"));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getValue(), equalTo("FamilyName3, GivenNames3"));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getSource(), equalTo("orcid"));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getDisplayValue(), equalTo("FamilyName3, GivenNames3"));
+
+        // Metadata assertions
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("person")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("familyName")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("FamilyName3"))
+                )
+        ));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("person")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("givenName")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("GivenNames3"))
+                )
+        ));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("person")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("identifier")),
+                        hasProperty("qualifier", equalTo("orcid")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("0000-0000-0000-0003"))
+                )
+        ));
+        assertThat(externalDataObject2.getMetadata(), hasItem(
+                allOf(
+                        hasProperty("schema", equalTo("dc")),
+                        hasProperty("element", equalTo("identifier")),
+                        hasProperty("qualifier", equalTo("uri")),
+                        hasProperty("value", equalTo("https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0003"))
+                )
+        ));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/orcid-person/person1.xml b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/orcid-person/person1.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64e4b292b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/orcid-person/person1.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<person:person path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/person" xmlns:internal="http://www.orcid.org/ns/internal"
+               xmlns:education="http://www.orcid.org/ns/education"
+               xmlns:distinction="http://www.orcid.org/ns/distinction"
+               xmlns:deprecated="http://www.orcid.org/ns/deprecated"
+               xmlns:other-name="http://www.orcid.org/ns/other-name"
+               xmlns:membership="http://www.orcid.org/ns/membership" xmlns:error="http://www.orcid.org/ns/error"
+               xmlns:common="http://www.orcid.org/ns/common" xmlns:record="http://www.orcid.org/ns/record"
+               xmlns:personal-details="http://www.orcid.org/ns/personal-details"
+               xmlns:keyword="http://www.orcid.org/ns/keyword" xmlns:email="http://www.orcid.org/ns/email"
+               xmlns:external-identifier="http://www.orcid.org/ns/external-identifier"
+               xmlns:funding="http://www.orcid.org/ns/funding" xmlns:preferences="http://www.orcid.org/ns/preferences"
+               xmlns:address="http://www.orcid.org/ns/address"
+               xmlns:invited-position="http://www.orcid.org/ns/invited-position"
+               xmlns:work="http://www.orcid.org/ns/work" xmlns:history="http://www.orcid.org/ns/history"
+               xmlns:employment="http://www.orcid.org/ns/employment"
+               xmlns:qualification="http://www.orcid.org/ns/qualification"
+               xmlns:service="http://www.orcid.org/ns/service" xmlns:person="http://www.orcid.org/ns/person"
+               xmlns:activities="http://www.orcid.org/ns/activities"
+               xmlns:researcher-url="http://www.orcid.org/ns/researcher-url"
+               xmlns:peer-review="http://www.orcid.org/ns/peer-review" xmlns:bulk="http://www.orcid.org/ns/bulk"
+               xmlns:research-resource="http://www.orcid.org/ns/research-resource">
+    <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T22:28:18.862Z</common:last-modified-date>
+    <person:name visibility="public" path="0000-0000-0000-0001">
+        <common:created-date>2025-04-11T15:41:21.340Z</common:created-date>
+        <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-11T15:41:21.340Z</common:last-modified-date>
+        <personal-details:given-names>GivenNames1</personal-details:given-names>
+        <personal-details:family-name>FamilyName1</personal-details:family-name>
+    </person:name>
+    <other-name:other-names path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/other-names"/>
+    <researcher-url:researcher-urls path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/researcher-urls"/>
+    <email:emails path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/email">
+        <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T22:28:18.862Z</common:last-modified-date>
+        <email:email visibility="public" verified="true" primary="true">
+            <common:created-date>2025-04-21T22:23:14.698Z</common:created-date>
+            <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T22:28:18.862Z</common:last-modified-date>
+            <common:source>
+                <common:source-orcid>
+                    <common:uri>https://sandbox.orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0001</common:uri>
+                    <common:path>0000-0000-0000-0001</common:path>
+                    <common:host>sandbox.orcid.org</common:host>
+                </common:source-orcid>
+                <common:source-name>GivenNames1 FamilyName1</common:source-name>
+            </common:source>
+            <email:email>person1@email.com</email:email>
+        </email:email>
+    </email:emails>
+    <address:addresses path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/address"/>
+    <keyword:keywords path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/keywords"/>
+    <external-identifier:external-identifiers path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/external-identifiers"/>
+</person:person>
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/orcid-person/person2.xml b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/orcid-person/person2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c91b020724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/orcid-person/person2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<person:person path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/person" xmlns:internal="http://www.orcid.org/ns/internal"
+               xmlns:education="http://www.orcid.org/ns/education"
+               xmlns:distinction="http://www.orcid.org/ns/distinction"
+               xmlns:deprecated="http://www.orcid.org/ns/deprecated"
+               xmlns:other-name="http://www.orcid.org/ns/other-name"
+               xmlns:membership="http://www.orcid.org/ns/membership" xmlns:error="http://www.orcid.org/ns/error"
+               xmlns:common="http://www.orcid.org/ns/common" xmlns:record="http://www.orcid.org/ns/record"
+               xmlns:personal-details="http://www.orcid.org/ns/personal-details"
+               xmlns:keyword="http://www.orcid.org/ns/keyword" xmlns:email="http://www.orcid.org/ns/email"
+               xmlns:external-identifier="http://www.orcid.org/ns/external-identifier"
+               xmlns:funding="http://www.orcid.org/ns/funding" xmlns:preferences="http://www.orcid.org/ns/preferences"
+               xmlns:address="http://www.orcid.org/ns/address"
+               xmlns:invited-position="http://www.orcid.org/ns/invited-position"
+               xmlns:work="http://www.orcid.org/ns/work" xmlns:history="http://www.orcid.org/ns/history"
+               xmlns:employment="http://www.orcid.org/ns/employment"
+               xmlns:qualification="http://www.orcid.org/ns/qualification"
+               xmlns:service="http://www.orcid.org/ns/service" xmlns:person="http://www.orcid.org/ns/person"
+               xmlns:activities="http://www.orcid.org/ns/activities"
+               xmlns:researcher-url="http://www.orcid.org/ns/researcher-url"
+               xmlns:peer-review="http://www.orcid.org/ns/peer-review" xmlns:bulk="http://www.orcid.org/ns/bulk"
+               xmlns:research-resource="http://www.orcid.org/ns/research-resource">
+    <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T22:28:18.862Z</common:last-modified-date>
+    <person:name visibility="public" path="0000-0000-0000-0002">
+        <common:created-date>2025-04-11T15:41:21.340Z</common:created-date>
+        <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-11T15:41:21.340Z</common:last-modified-date>
+        <personal-details:given-names>GivenNames2</personal-details:given-names>
+        <personal-details:family-name>FamilyName2</personal-details:family-name>
+    </person:name>
+    <other-name:other-names path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/other-names"/>
+    <researcher-url:researcher-urls path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/researcher-urls"/>
+    <email:emails path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/email">
+        <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T22:28:18.862Z</common:last-modified-date>
+        <email:email visibility="public" verified="true" primary="false">
+            <common:created-date>2025-04-21T22:23:14.698Z</common:created-date>
+            <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T22:28:18.862Z</common:last-modified-date>
+            <common:source>
+                <common:source-orcid>
+                    <common:uri>https://sandbox.orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0002</common:uri>
+                    <common:path>0000-0000-0000-0002</common:path>
+                    <common:host>sandbox.orcid.org</common:host>
+                </common:source-orcid>
+                <common:source-name>GivenNames2 FamilyName2</common:source-name>
+            </common:source>
+            <email:email>person2@email.com</email:email>
+        </email:email>
+        <email:email visibility="public" verified="true" primary="true">
+            <common:created-date>2025-04-21T16:42:54.961Z</common:created-date>
+            <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T16:48:32.642Z</common:last-modified-date>
+            <common:source>
+                <common:source-orcid>
+                    <common:uri>https://sandbox.orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0001</common:uri>
+                    <common:path>0000-0000-0000-0001</common:path>
+                    <common:host>sandbox.orcid.org</common:host>
+                </common:source-orcid>
+                <common:source-name>GivenNames1 FamilyName1</common:source-name>
+            </common:source>
+            <email:email>person2primary@email.com</email:email>
+        </email:email>
+    </email:emails>
+    <address:addresses path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/address"/>
+    <keyword:keywords path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/keywords"/>
+    <external-identifier:external-identifiers path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/external-identifiers"/>
+</person:person>
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/orcid-person/person3.xml b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/orcid-person/person3.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b24ed9d354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/orcid-person/person3.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<person:person path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/person" xmlns:internal="http://www.orcid.org/ns/internal"
+               xmlns:education="http://www.orcid.org/ns/education"
+               xmlns:distinction="http://www.orcid.org/ns/distinction"
+               xmlns:deprecated="http://www.orcid.org/ns/deprecated"
+               xmlns:other-name="http://www.orcid.org/ns/other-name"
+               xmlns:membership="http://www.orcid.org/ns/membership" xmlns:error="http://www.orcid.org/ns/error"
+               xmlns:common="http://www.orcid.org/ns/common" xmlns:record="http://www.orcid.org/ns/record"
+               xmlns:personal-details="http://www.orcid.org/ns/personal-details"
+               xmlns:keyword="http://www.orcid.org/ns/keyword" xmlns:email="http://www.orcid.org/ns/email"
+               xmlns:external-identifier="http://www.orcid.org/ns/external-identifier"
+               xmlns:funding="http://www.orcid.org/ns/funding" xmlns:preferences="http://www.orcid.org/ns/preferences"
+               xmlns:address="http://www.orcid.org/ns/address"
+               xmlns:invited-position="http://www.orcid.org/ns/invited-position"
+               xmlns:work="http://www.orcid.org/ns/work" xmlns:history="http://www.orcid.org/ns/history"
+               xmlns:employment="http://www.orcid.org/ns/employment"
+               xmlns:qualification="http://www.orcid.org/ns/qualification"
+               xmlns:service="http://www.orcid.org/ns/service" xmlns:person="http://www.orcid.org/ns/person"
+               xmlns:activities="http://www.orcid.org/ns/activities"
+               xmlns:researcher-url="http://www.orcid.org/ns/researcher-url"
+               xmlns:peer-review="http://www.orcid.org/ns/peer-review" xmlns:bulk="http://www.orcid.org/ns/bulk"
+               xmlns:research-resource="http://www.orcid.org/ns/research-resource">
+    <person:name visibility="public" path="0000-0000-0000-0003">
+        <common:created-date>2024-06-11T20:01:28.538Z</common:created-date>
+        <common:last-modified-date>2024-06-11T20:01:28.538Z</common:last-modified-date>
+        <personal-details:given-names>GivenNames3</personal-details:given-names>
+        <personal-details:family-name>FamilyName3</personal-details:family-name>
+    </person:name>
+    <other-name:other-names path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/other-names"/>
+    <researcher-url:researcher-urls path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/researcher-urls"/>
+    <email:emails path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/email"/>
+    <address:addresses path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/address"/>
+    <keyword:keywords path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/keywords"/>
+    <external-identifier:external-identifiers path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/external-identifiers"/>
+</person:person>
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/orcid-person/search.xml b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/orcid-person/search.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98ec721be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/impl/orcid-person/search.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<search:search num-found="12967" xmlns:search="http://www.orcid.org/ns/search"
+               xmlns:common="http://www.orcid.org/ns/common">
+    <search:result>
+        <common:orcid-identifier>
+            <common:uri>https://sandbox.orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0001</common:uri>
+            <common:path>0000-0000-0000-0001</common:path>
+            <common:host>sandbox.orcid.org</common:host>
+        </common:orcid-identifier>
+    </search:result>
+    <search:result>
+        <common:orcid-identifier>
+            <common:uri>https://sandbox.orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0002</common:uri>
+            <common:path>0000-0000-0000-0002</common:path>
+            <common:host>sandbox.orcid.org</common:host>
+        </common:orcid-identifier>
+    </search:result>
+    <search:result>
+        <common:orcid-identifier>
+            <common:uri>https://sandbox.orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0003</common:uri>
+            <common:path>0000-0000-0000-0003</common:path>
+            <common:host>sandbox.orcid.org</common:host>
+        </common:orcid-identifier>
+    </search:result>
+</search:search>
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/person1.xml b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/person1.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64e4b292b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/person1.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<person:person path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/person" xmlns:internal="http://www.orcid.org/ns/internal"
+               xmlns:education="http://www.orcid.org/ns/education"
+               xmlns:distinction="http://www.orcid.org/ns/distinction"
+               xmlns:deprecated="http://www.orcid.org/ns/deprecated"
+               xmlns:other-name="http://www.orcid.org/ns/other-name"
+               xmlns:membership="http://www.orcid.org/ns/membership" xmlns:error="http://www.orcid.org/ns/error"
+               xmlns:common="http://www.orcid.org/ns/common" xmlns:record="http://www.orcid.org/ns/record"
+               xmlns:personal-details="http://www.orcid.org/ns/personal-details"
+               xmlns:keyword="http://www.orcid.org/ns/keyword" xmlns:email="http://www.orcid.org/ns/email"
+               xmlns:external-identifier="http://www.orcid.org/ns/external-identifier"
+               xmlns:funding="http://www.orcid.org/ns/funding" xmlns:preferences="http://www.orcid.org/ns/preferences"
+               xmlns:address="http://www.orcid.org/ns/address"
+               xmlns:invited-position="http://www.orcid.org/ns/invited-position"
+               xmlns:work="http://www.orcid.org/ns/work" xmlns:history="http://www.orcid.org/ns/history"
+               xmlns:employment="http://www.orcid.org/ns/employment"
+               xmlns:qualification="http://www.orcid.org/ns/qualification"
+               xmlns:service="http://www.orcid.org/ns/service" xmlns:person="http://www.orcid.org/ns/person"
+               xmlns:activities="http://www.orcid.org/ns/activities"
+               xmlns:researcher-url="http://www.orcid.org/ns/researcher-url"
+               xmlns:peer-review="http://www.orcid.org/ns/peer-review" xmlns:bulk="http://www.orcid.org/ns/bulk"
+               xmlns:research-resource="http://www.orcid.org/ns/research-resource">
+    <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T22:28:18.862Z</common:last-modified-date>
+    <person:name visibility="public" path="0000-0000-0000-0001">
+        <common:created-date>2025-04-11T15:41:21.340Z</common:created-date>
+        <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-11T15:41:21.340Z</common:last-modified-date>
+        <personal-details:given-names>GivenNames1</personal-details:given-names>
+        <personal-details:family-name>FamilyName1</personal-details:family-name>
+    </person:name>
+    <other-name:other-names path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/other-names"/>
+    <researcher-url:researcher-urls path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/researcher-urls"/>
+    <email:emails path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/email">
+        <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T22:28:18.862Z</common:last-modified-date>
+        <email:email visibility="public" verified="true" primary="true">
+            <common:created-date>2025-04-21T22:23:14.698Z</common:created-date>
+            <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T22:28:18.862Z</common:last-modified-date>
+            <common:source>
+                <common:source-orcid>
+                    <common:uri>https://sandbox.orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0001</common:uri>
+                    <common:path>0000-0000-0000-0001</common:path>
+                    <common:host>sandbox.orcid.org</common:host>
+                </common:source-orcid>
+                <common:source-name>GivenNames1 FamilyName1</common:source-name>
+            </common:source>
+            <email:email>person1@email.com</email:email>
+        </email:email>
+    </email:emails>
+    <address:addresses path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/address"/>
+    <keyword:keywords path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/keywords"/>
+    <external-identifier:external-identifiers path="/0000-0000-0000-0001/external-identifiers"/>
+</person:person>
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/person2.xml b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/person2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c91b020724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/person2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<person:person path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/person" xmlns:internal="http://www.orcid.org/ns/internal"
+               xmlns:education="http://www.orcid.org/ns/education"
+               xmlns:distinction="http://www.orcid.org/ns/distinction"
+               xmlns:deprecated="http://www.orcid.org/ns/deprecated"
+               xmlns:other-name="http://www.orcid.org/ns/other-name"
+               xmlns:membership="http://www.orcid.org/ns/membership" xmlns:error="http://www.orcid.org/ns/error"
+               xmlns:common="http://www.orcid.org/ns/common" xmlns:record="http://www.orcid.org/ns/record"
+               xmlns:personal-details="http://www.orcid.org/ns/personal-details"
+               xmlns:keyword="http://www.orcid.org/ns/keyword" xmlns:email="http://www.orcid.org/ns/email"
+               xmlns:external-identifier="http://www.orcid.org/ns/external-identifier"
+               xmlns:funding="http://www.orcid.org/ns/funding" xmlns:preferences="http://www.orcid.org/ns/preferences"
+               xmlns:address="http://www.orcid.org/ns/address"
+               xmlns:invited-position="http://www.orcid.org/ns/invited-position"
+               xmlns:work="http://www.orcid.org/ns/work" xmlns:history="http://www.orcid.org/ns/history"
+               xmlns:employment="http://www.orcid.org/ns/employment"
+               xmlns:qualification="http://www.orcid.org/ns/qualification"
+               xmlns:service="http://www.orcid.org/ns/service" xmlns:person="http://www.orcid.org/ns/person"
+               xmlns:activities="http://www.orcid.org/ns/activities"
+               xmlns:researcher-url="http://www.orcid.org/ns/researcher-url"
+               xmlns:peer-review="http://www.orcid.org/ns/peer-review" xmlns:bulk="http://www.orcid.org/ns/bulk"
+               xmlns:research-resource="http://www.orcid.org/ns/research-resource">
+    <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T22:28:18.862Z</common:last-modified-date>
+    <person:name visibility="public" path="0000-0000-0000-0002">
+        <common:created-date>2025-04-11T15:41:21.340Z</common:created-date>
+        <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-11T15:41:21.340Z</common:last-modified-date>
+        <personal-details:given-names>GivenNames2</personal-details:given-names>
+        <personal-details:family-name>FamilyName2</personal-details:family-name>
+    </person:name>
+    <other-name:other-names path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/other-names"/>
+    <researcher-url:researcher-urls path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/researcher-urls"/>
+    <email:emails path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/email">
+        <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T22:28:18.862Z</common:last-modified-date>
+        <email:email visibility="public" verified="true" primary="false">
+            <common:created-date>2025-04-21T22:23:14.698Z</common:created-date>
+            <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T22:28:18.862Z</common:last-modified-date>
+            <common:source>
+                <common:source-orcid>
+                    <common:uri>https://sandbox.orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0002</common:uri>
+                    <common:path>0000-0000-0000-0002</common:path>
+                    <common:host>sandbox.orcid.org</common:host>
+                </common:source-orcid>
+                <common:source-name>GivenNames2 FamilyName2</common:source-name>
+            </common:source>
+            <email:email>person2@email.com</email:email>
+        </email:email>
+        <email:email visibility="public" verified="true" primary="true">
+            <common:created-date>2025-04-21T16:42:54.961Z</common:created-date>
+            <common:last-modified-date>2025-04-21T16:48:32.642Z</common:last-modified-date>
+            <common:source>
+                <common:source-orcid>
+                    <common:uri>https://sandbox.orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0001</common:uri>
+                    <common:path>0000-0000-0000-0001</common:path>
+                    <common:host>sandbox.orcid.org</common:host>
+                </common:source-orcid>
+                <common:source-name>GivenNames1 FamilyName1</common:source-name>
+            </common:source>
+            <email:email>person2primary@email.com</email:email>
+        </email:email>
+    </email:emails>
+    <address:addresses path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/address"/>
+    <keyword:keywords path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/keywords"/>
+    <external-identifier:external-identifiers path="/0000-0000-0000-0002/external-identifiers"/>
+</person:person>
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/person3.xml b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/person3.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b24ed9d354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/person3.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<person:person path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/person" xmlns:internal="http://www.orcid.org/ns/internal"
+               xmlns:education="http://www.orcid.org/ns/education"
+               xmlns:distinction="http://www.orcid.org/ns/distinction"
+               xmlns:deprecated="http://www.orcid.org/ns/deprecated"
+               xmlns:other-name="http://www.orcid.org/ns/other-name"
+               xmlns:membership="http://www.orcid.org/ns/membership" xmlns:error="http://www.orcid.org/ns/error"
+               xmlns:common="http://www.orcid.org/ns/common" xmlns:record="http://www.orcid.org/ns/record"
+               xmlns:personal-details="http://www.orcid.org/ns/personal-details"
+               xmlns:keyword="http://www.orcid.org/ns/keyword" xmlns:email="http://www.orcid.org/ns/email"
+               xmlns:external-identifier="http://www.orcid.org/ns/external-identifier"
+               xmlns:funding="http://www.orcid.org/ns/funding" xmlns:preferences="http://www.orcid.org/ns/preferences"
+               xmlns:address="http://www.orcid.org/ns/address"
+               xmlns:invited-position="http://www.orcid.org/ns/invited-position"
+               xmlns:work="http://www.orcid.org/ns/work" xmlns:history="http://www.orcid.org/ns/history"
+               xmlns:employment="http://www.orcid.org/ns/employment"
+               xmlns:qualification="http://www.orcid.org/ns/qualification"
+               xmlns:service="http://www.orcid.org/ns/service" xmlns:person="http://www.orcid.org/ns/person"
+               xmlns:activities="http://www.orcid.org/ns/activities"
+               xmlns:researcher-url="http://www.orcid.org/ns/researcher-url"
+               xmlns:peer-review="http://www.orcid.org/ns/peer-review" xmlns:bulk="http://www.orcid.org/ns/bulk"
+               xmlns:research-resource="http://www.orcid.org/ns/research-resource">
+    <person:name visibility="public" path="0000-0000-0000-0003">
+        <common:created-date>2024-06-11T20:01:28.538Z</common:created-date>
+        <common:last-modified-date>2024-06-11T20:01:28.538Z</common:last-modified-date>
+        <personal-details:given-names>GivenNames3</personal-details:given-names>
+        <personal-details:family-name>FamilyName3</personal-details:family-name>
+    </person:name>
+    <other-name:other-names path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/other-names"/>
+    <researcher-url:researcher-urls path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/researcher-urls"/>
+    <email:emails path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/email"/>
+    <address:addresses path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/address"/>
+    <keyword:keywords path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/keywords"/>
+    <external-identifier:external-identifiers path="/0000-0000-0000-0003/external-identifiers"/>
+</person:person>
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/search.xml b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/search.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98ec721be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/org/dspace/external/provider/orcid-v3-author/search.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<search:search num-found="12967" xmlns:search="http://www.orcid.org/ns/search"
+               xmlns:common="http://www.orcid.org/ns/common">
+    <search:result>
+        <common:orcid-identifier>
+            <common:uri>https://sandbox.orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0001</common:uri>
+            <common:path>0000-0000-0000-0001</common:path>
+            <common:host>sandbox.orcid.org</common:host>
+        </common:orcid-identifier>
+    </search:result>
+    <search:result>
+        <common:orcid-identifier>
+            <common:uri>https://sandbox.orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0002</common:uri>
+            <common:path>0000-0000-0000-0002</common:path>
+            <common:host>sandbox.orcid.org</common:host>
+        </common:orcid-identifier>
+    </search:result>
+    <search:result>
+        <common:orcid-identifier>
+            <common:uri>https://sandbox.orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0003</common:uri>
+            <common:path>0000-0000-0000-0003</common:path>
+            <common:host>sandbox.orcid.org</common:host>
+        </common:orcid-identifier>
+    </search:result>
+</search:search>