Quackwatch cites peer-reviewed journal articles and has received several awards.[8] The site has been developed with the assistance of a worldwide network of volunteers and expert advisors.[2] It has received positive recognition and recommendations from mainstream organizations and sources. It has been recognized in the media, which cite quackwatch.org as a practical source for online consumer information.[10] The success of Quackwatch has generated the creation of additional affiliated websites;[4] as of 2019[update] there were 21 of them.[12]