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Tytuł:
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Citizen science needs a name change.
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Autorzy:
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Ellwood ER; Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, USA; iDigBio, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Electronic address: .
Pauly GB; Urban Nature Research Center and Department of Herpetology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: .
Ahn J; Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA.
Golembiewski K; Communications Department, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA.
Higgins LM; Urban Nature Research Center and Community Science Office, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ordeñana MA; Urban Nature Research Center and Community Science Office, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
von Konrat M; Gantz Family Collections Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Źródło:
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Trends in ecology & evolution [Trends Ecol Evol] 2023 Jun; Vol. 38 (6), pp. 485-489. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 21.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: Barking : Elsevier Science Publishers
Original Publication: Amsterdam [Netherlands] : Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. [(Biomedical Division)], c1986-
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MeSH Terms:
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Citizen Science*
Humans ; Community Participation
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: community science; public participation in scientific research; terminology
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20230423 Date Completed: 20230512 Latest Revision: 20230520
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.tree.2023.03.003
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PMID:
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37088666
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Amidst attention towards improving equality, inclusivity, and diversity, citizen science is woefully anachronistic in its name. There is a critical need for this field to distance itself from the exclusionary nature of the term 'citizen'. We provide reasoning for abandoning this term and an outline for adopting a new name.
Competing Interests: Declaration of interests The authors have no competing interests to declare.
(Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
