Francesco Cappa|Jeffrey Laut|Maurizio Porfiri|Luca Giustiniano?
Bring them aboard: Rewarding participation in technology-mediated citizen science projects
Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli|New York University|New York University|Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli
citizen science involves general public research activities conducted collaboration professional scientists projects citizens voluntarily contribute research aims set forward scientists collection analysis large datasets without preliminary technical background required advancements information technology facilitated involvement general public citizen science online platforms several projects still fail due limited participation paper investigates feasibility using selected reward mechanisms positively influence participation motivations contribute technologymediated citizen science project specifically report results empirical study effects monetary public online acknowledgement rewards survey indices electroencephalographic measurements synergistically integrated offer comprehensive basis analysis citizens motivations results suggest reward mechanisms could crowdin participants technologymediated citizen science projects study seek lay foundations privatecollective research model focus intensification participation technologymediated citizen science projects