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Who Takes Part in Online Citizen Science?

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Demographic data about participants in online citizen science is collated in an attempt to explore whether these projects appeal to specific groups of people. The available data suggests that projects appeal predominantly to well-educated men, with an existing interest in science. Participants are also more likely to be from the developed world. Some have stated that citizen science helps to ‘democratise’ science, yet is that actually the case in light of the available data? How online citizen science can be made more accessible and inclusive is considered.

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Curtis, V. (2018). Who Takes Part in Online Citizen Science?. In: Online Citizen Science and the Widening of Academia. Palgrave Studies in Alternative Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77664-4_3

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