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. 2019 Apr 23;116(17):8089-8092.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1903393116.

Opinion: Toward an international definition of citizen science

Florian Heigl  1 , Barbara Kieslinger  2 , Katharina T Paul  3 , Julia Uhlik  4 , Daniel Dörler  5
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Opinion: Toward an international definition of citizen science

Florian Heigl et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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As citizen science (CS) continues to grow, researchers and participants should move toward a shared understanding of what the practice is, what it is not, and what criteria CS projects must fulfill to ensure high-quality participatory research. Image credit: David Cutler (artist).
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  • The problem with delineating narrow criteria for citizen science.
    Auerbach J, Barthelmess EL, Cavalier D, Cooper CB, Fenyk H, Haklay M, Hulbert JM, Kyba CCM, Larson LR, Lewandowski E, Shanley L. Auerbach J, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Jul 30;116(31):15336-15337. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1909278116. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019. PMID: 31363074 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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