The Dryad data publishing platform and community have provided secure storage, curation, discovery and access for datasets associated with published scientific papers since 2008 and now holds nearly 50,000 datasets. The platform is supported by an active community of researchers, research organizations, and scientific journals that submit data and support infrastructure development and sustenance. Dryad also has a strong commitment to supporting open, connected science by using identifiers, particularly RORs, throughout the platform. In fact, Dryad has been a leader in adoption of RORs since their initial development.