Community monitoring can track environmental phenomena, resource use, and natural
resource management processes of concern to community members. It can also contribute …

Background Ethics review is the process of assessing the ethics of research involving
humans. The Ethics Review Committee (ERC) is the key oversight mechanism designated to …

Human-centered design (HCD) is widely regarded as the best design approach for creating
eHealth innovations that align with end users' needs, wishes, and context and has the …

Citizen science has expanded rapidly over the past decades. Yet, defining citizen science
and its boundaries remained a challenge, and this is reflected in the literature—for example …

The most important factor that defines citizen science is that non-professional scientists
contribute to scientific research. Therefore, it is important to recognise the perspectives and …

This chapter explores the ways in which the roles of citizens and researchers play out in the
social sciences. This is expressed by numerous overlapping and related terms, such as co …

Background Citizen science approaches, which involve members of the public as active
collaborators in scientific research, are increasingly being recognized for their potential …

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers opportunities but also challenges for biomedical research
and healthcare. This position paper shares the results of the international conference “Fair …

Background Citizen science and models for public participation in health research share
normative ideals of participation, inclusion, and public and patient engagement. Academic …

Purpose The article applies the citizen science phenomenon–ie lay people involvement in
research endeavours aimed at pushing forward scientific knowledge–to healthcare …