V okviru odprte znanosti se spodbuja sodelovanje laikov/občanov/državljanov v raziskavah. Slednji lahko predlagajo teme, sodelujejo pri zbiranju podatkov in ovrednotenju.
Prevod izraza "citizen science"
V Zakonu o znanstvenoraziskovalni in inovacijski dejavnosti je kot prevod angleškega izraza "citizen science" uporabljen izraz "občanska znanost".
Občanska znanost za začetnike
EUTOPIA Citizen science starter kit je kakovosten priročnik za raziskovalce, ki se odločijo za sodelovanje občanov v raziskavah.
Viri
- Citizen science toolkit,
- Meeting volunteer expectations — a review of volunteer motivations in citizen science and best practices for their retention through implementation of functional features in CS tools,
- Guidelines for Research Ethics and Research Integrity in Citizen Science,
- Quality factors for citizen science,
- The science of citizen science,
- Zooniverse (platforma za izvajanje projektov s sodelovanjem občanov)
- EU-Citizen.Science Training Resources,
- EU-CItizen.Science Training Platform,
- WeObserve Cookbook,
- Scivil - Guides and manuals,
- European Citizen Science Association,
- Synergies of Citizen Science and Frontier Research,
- Citizen science in ERC projects: mapping ERC frontier research,
- Showcase of citizen science by ERC grantees and other EU-funded projects,
- NASA Citizen Science.